yǔ qí / yòng / piào liang huà / zhē shì / cuò wù / bù rú / zhí jiē / chéng rèn / bìng / gǎi zhèng

与其用漂亮话遮饰错误，不如直接承认并改正。

Rather than glossing over a mistake with nice-sounding words, it is better to admit it directly and correct it.