好了疮疤忘了痛

Traditional form:

好了瘡疤忘了痛

Pinyin (reading):

hǎolechuāngbāwàngletòng

Definitions:

• see 好了傷疤忘了疼／好了伤疤忘了疼 (hǎoleshāngbāwàngleténg)

Characters:

• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 疮 - boil, tumor; wound, sore
• 疤 - scar, cicatrix; birthmark
• 忘 - to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

Traditional characters:

• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 瘡 - boil, tumor; wound, sore
• 疤 - scar, cicatrix; birthmark
• 忘 - to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly