"嘘も方便" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally “lies, too, are a means”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "嘘も方便",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嘘",
          "うそ"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ],
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uso mo hōben",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うそ も ほうべん"
      },
      "expansion": "嘘(うそ)も方(ほう)便(べん) • (uso mo hōben)",
      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means"
      ],
      "id": "en-嘘も方便-ja-phrase-3eLdYRbV",
      "links": [
        [
          "sometime",
          "sometime"
        ],
        [
          "white lie",
          "white lie"
        ],
        [
          "justifi",
          "justify"
        ],
        [
          "the end justifies the means",
          "the end justifies the means"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟so̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嘘も方便"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally “lies, too, are a means”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "嘘も方便",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嘘",
          "うそ"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ],
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uso mo hōben",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うそ も ほうべん"
      },
      "expansion": "嘘(うそ)も方(ほう)便(べん) • (uso mo hōben)",
      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese phrases",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sometime",
          "sometime"
        ],
        [
          "white lie",
          "white lie"
        ],
        [
          "justifi",
          "justify"
        ],
        [
          "the end justifies the means",
          "the end justifies the means"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟so̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嘘も方便"
}

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    "嘘も方便"
  ],
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  "subsection": "phrase",
  "title": "嘘も方便",
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}