不以詞害誌

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

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3]

to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity

sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote