嘘も方便 in Japanese

IPA: [ɯ̟ᵝso̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 嘘も方便 [canonical] (ruby: 嘘(うそ), 方(ほう), 便(べん)), uso mo hōben [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally “lies, too, are a means”. Head templates: {{ja-phrase|うそもほうべん}} 嘘(うそ)も方(ほう)便(べん) • (uso mo hōben)

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          "嘘",
          "うそ"
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        ]
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "Literally “lies, too, are a means”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "嘘も方便",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嘘",
          "うそ"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ],
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uso mo hōben",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "うそ も ほうべん"
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        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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        [
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝso̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嘘も方便"
}

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"嘘も方便" meaning in Japanese

Phrase