content is no more important than diction(lǐ bù shèng cí)

content is no more important than diction

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǐ B ù sh è NGC í, which means that reason can't surpass diction. It means that reason is not enough because of not good at reasoning. It comes from treatise on classics.

Idiom explanation

Reason cannot be better than words. It refers to the fact that although the diction is rich and colorful, the reason is not enough because of being not good at reasoning.

The origin of Idioms

In the treatise on classical literature by Wei Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "Kong Rong's style is excellent, and there are some outstanding people, but he can't hold on to his theory, so it's unreasonable. As for the mixed use of ridicule, and what he is good at, Yang and ban are also good at it."

Chinese PinYin : lǐ bù shèng cí