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好了瘡疤忘了痛

简好了疮疤忘了痛 · 繁好了瘡疤忘了痛

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng

see 好了傷疤忘了疼 hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
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疤: bā · scar, cicatrix; birthmark
忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
疮: chuāng · tumor, boil, sore, wound

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3–5–1–1–4–5–4 · hao3 le5 chuang1 ba1 wang4 le5 tong4

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