长痛不如短痛

cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng

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

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Child Words of 长痛不如短痛

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不如 不如 bù rú: not equal to
• 如 如 rú: as
• 痛 痛 tòng: ache
• 短 短 duǎn: short
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief