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長痛不如短痛
简 长痛不如短痛 · 繁 長痛不如短痛Mandarin · pinyin cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng
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- better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
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2–4–4–2–3–4 · chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
coeng2 tung3 bat1 jyu4 dyun2 tung3 · coeng4 tung3 bat1 jyu4 dyun2 tung3
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coeng4 tung3 bat1 jyu4 dyun2 tung3
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proverb
- It is better to suffer short-term pain so that one will not have to suffer long-term pain; it is better to just get it over with, rather than prolong the agony.
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