长痛不如短痛
cháng​tòng​bù​rú​duǎn​tòng

better to get pain over with

  • created sense approved 长痛不如短痛/長痛不如短痛 · cháng​tòng​bù​rú​duǎn​tòng · better to get pain over with — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    长痛不如短痛 / 長痛不如短痛

    cháng​tòng​bù​rú​duǎn​tòng

    better to get pain over with

    Short-term pain is better than long-term suffering; it is better to take decisive action to end a painful situation quickly rather than letting it drag on.

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · painful 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · short 痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · painful

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