长 痛 不 如 短 痛

cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòngdictionary entry

better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony

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Original source entry:

長痛不如短痛 长痛不如短痛 [chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4] /better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony/

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Other forms in these source records: 長痛不如短痛

长
cháng
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])
zhǎng
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
痛
tòng
ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
如
rú
as / as if / such as
短
duǎn
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault
痛
tòng
ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly

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