[不以词害志 / 不以詞害誌, bù yǐ cí hài zhì, ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄘˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄓˋ]don't let rhetoric spoil the message (成语 saw); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say[Add to Longdo]
[不以辞害志 / 不以辭害誌, bù yǐ cí hài zhì, ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄘˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄓˋ]don't let rhetoric spoil the message (成语 saw); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say[Add to Longdo]