长痛不如短痛

Traditional form:

長痛不如短痛

Pinyin (reading):

chángtòngbùrúduǎntòng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

Traditional characters:

• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly