人艱不拆

简 人艰不拆 · 繁 人艱不拆
Mandarin · pinyin rén jiān bù chāi

Meanings

  1. life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
艱
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
拆
chāi · to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
艰
jiān · difficult, hard; distressing
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2–1–4–1 · ren2 jian1 bu4 chai1

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  1. (neologism, slang, humorous) Life is hard already; some things need not be revealed.

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Exact source record人艱不拆 人艰不拆 [ren2 jian1 bu4 chai1] /life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)/