长痛不如短痛
cháng​tòng​bù​rú​duǎn​tòng

better to get pain over with

  1. 长 長 cháng adjective
    long
    long in space or time; lasting
  2. 痛 tòng adjectivenoun
    painful
    physically painful; to ache; to feel a sore or sharp pain
  3. 不如 bù​rú verbpreposition
    not as good as
    not equal to; inferior to; to be not as good as
  4. 短 duǎn adjective
    short
    short in length or duration; brief
  5. 痛 tòng adjectivenoun
    painful
    physically painful; to ache; to feel a sore or sharp pain