不以词害志

bù yǐ cí hài zhì

Definitions

1. don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

Child Words of 不以词害志

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 以 yǐ: to use
• 害 hài: to do harm to
• 词 cí: word
• 志 zhì: aspiration