不痛不痒

Traditional: 不痛不癢

bù tòng bù yǎng

Dictionary entry

lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what

What does 不痛不痒 mean?

不痛不痒 (bù tòng bù yǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what

2fig. not getting to any matter of substance

3scratching the surface

4superficial

5perfunctory

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-痛tòngache · pain 痒yǎngvariant of 癢|痒[yang3] · to itch

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