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人艱不拆

简人艰不拆 · 繁人艱不拆

Mandarin · pinyin rén jiān bù chāi

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: Look up this written character
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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(neologism, slang, humorous) Life is hard already; some things need not be revealed.

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