不以辞害志

bù yǐ cí hài zhì

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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

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Child Words of 不以辞害志

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