嘘も方便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
便
うそ
Hyōgaiji
ほう
Grade: 2
べん
Grade: 4

Alternative forms

  • うそも (ほう)便 (べん) (uso mo hōben)

Etymology

Literally “lies, too, are a means”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝso̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]

Phrase

嘘も方便 (hiragana うそもほうべん, rōmaji uso mo hōben)

  1. sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means
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