长痛不如短痛

Traditional: 長痛不如短痛

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 长痛不如短痛 mean?

长痛不如短痛 (cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony

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长chánglong · (bound form) length 痛tòngache · pain 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 短duǎnshort · brief

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