"不痛不癢" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/ Chinese transliterations: bùtòngbùyǎng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ tung³ bat¹ joeng⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùtòngbùyǎng [Phonetic:bútòngbùyǎng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùtòngbùyǎng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-tʻung⁴-pu⁴-yang³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-tùng-bù-yǎng [Mandarin, Yale], butonqbuyeang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бутунбуян [Mandarin, Palladius], butunbujan [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt tung bāt yéuhng [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ tung³ bat⁷ joeng⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ tung³ bed¹ yêng⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不痛不癢
  1. not getting to the substance of the matter; perfunctory; superficial Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (not getting into the substance of the matter): 不疼不癢 (bùténgbùyǎng), 不疼不痒 (bùténgbùyǎng)
    Sense id: en-不痛不癢-zh-phrase-R7PEJbGM Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'not getting into the substance of the matter': 77 23
  2. hesitant and equivocal in attitude (when dealing with a matter) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (hesitant and equivocal in attitude): 不疼不癢 (bùténgbùyǎng), 不疼不痒 (bùténgbùyǎng)
    Sense id: en-不痛不癢-zh-phrase-JzBkaEGN Disambiguation of 'hesitant and equivocal in attitude': 11 89

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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "bat¹ tung³ bat¹ joeng⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "bùtòngbùyǎng [Phonetic:bútòngbùyǎng]"
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      "zh-pron": "bùtòngbùyǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tʻung⁴-pu⁴-yang³"
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      "zh-pron": "bù-tùng-bù-yǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "butonqbuyeang"
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      "zh-pron": "бутунбуян"
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      "zh-pron": "butunbujan"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bāt tung bāt yéuhng"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ tung³ bat⁷ joeng⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "bed¹ tung³ bed¹ yêng⁵"
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      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/",
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      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/"
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  "word": "不痛不癢"
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      "zh-pron": "bù-tùng-bù-yǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "butonqbuyeang"
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      "zh-pron": "бутунбуян"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "butunbujan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "bāt tung bāt yéuhng"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ tung³ bat⁷ joeng⁵"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "bed¹ tung³ bed¹ yêng⁵"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "bùténgbùyǎng",
      "sense": "not getting into the substance of the matter",
      "word": "不疼不癢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùténgbùyǎng",
      "sense": "not getting into the substance of the matter",
      "word": "不疼不痒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùténgbùyǎng",
      "sense": "hesitant and equivocal in attitude",
      "word": "不疼不癢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùténgbùyǎng",
      "sense": "hesitant and equivocal in attitude",
      "word": "不疼不痒"
    }
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