bat1 ji5 ci4 hoi6 zi3不以辭害志不以辞害志
Jyutpingbat1 ji5 ci4 hoi6 zi3
Yalebāt yíh chìh hoih ji

Definition

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

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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僕役仆役
buk6 jik6servant
表哥
biu2 go1older male cousin through a female relative
錶蓋表盖
biu1 goi3the cover of a watch
不食人間煙火不食人间烟火
bat1 sik6 jan4 gaan1 jin1 fo2otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life
寶琳宝琳
bou2 lam4the name of a place in Hong Kong: Po Lam
北長尾山雀北长尾山雀
bak1 coeng4 mei5 saan1 zoek3(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
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