巧言不如直道巧言不如直道巧言不如直道

clever words are not as good as plain speaking

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: It is better to say things straight than use smooth talk.

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Simplified: 巧言不如直道
Pinyin: qiǎoyán bùrú zhí dào
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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