不痛不痒
Traditional form:
不痛不癢
Pinyin (reading):
bùtòngbùyǎng
Definitions:
- lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
- fig. not getting to any matter of substance
- scratching the surface
- superficial
- perfunctory
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 痒 - to itch; to tickle
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