蝨多不癢

简 虱多不痒 · 繁 蝨多不癢
Mandarin · pinyin shī duō bù yǎng

Meanings

  1. (lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)
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蝨
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多
duō · much, many; more than, over
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
癢
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虱
shī · louse; bug; parasite
痒
yǎng · itch
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1–1–4–3 · shi1 duo1 bu4 yang3

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sat1 do1 bat1 joeng5

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蝨多不癢 · shi1 duo1 bu4 yang3
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Exact source record蝨多不癢 虱多不痒 [shi1 duo1 bu4 yang3] /(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)/(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)/