好了伤疤忘了疼

Traditional form:

好了傷疤忘了疼

Pinyin (reading):

hǎoleshāngbāwàngleténg

Definitions:

• to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

Characters:

• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 伤 - to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
• 疤 - scar, cicatrix; birthmark
• 忘 - to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 疼 - ache, pain; to love dearly

Traditional characters:

• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 傷 - to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
• 疤 - scar, cicatrix; birthmark
• 忘 - to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 疼 - ache, pain; to love dearly