"長痛不如短痛" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ tyːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹/, /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ tyːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: cháng tòng bùrú duǎn tòng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], coeng⁴ tung³ bat¹ jyu⁴ dyun² tung³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cháng tòng bùrú duǎn tòng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cháng tòng bùrú duǎn tòng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻang² tʻung⁴ pu⁴-ju² tuan³ tʻung⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], cháng tùng bù-rú dwǎn tùng [Mandarin, Yale], charng tonq buru doan tonq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чан тун бужу дуань тун [Mandarin, Palladius], čan tun bužu duanʹ tun [Mandarin, Palladius], chèuhng tung bāt yùh dyún tung [Cantonese, Yale], tsoeng⁴ tung³ bat⁷ jy⁴ dyn² tung³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cêng⁴ tung³ bed¹ yu⁴ dün² tung³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 长痛不如短痛
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 長痛不如短痛
  1. 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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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "coeng⁴ tung³ bat¹ jyu⁴ dyun² tung³"
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      "zh-pron": "chʻang² tʻung⁴ pu⁴-ju² tuan³ tʻung⁴"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "cháng tùng bù-rú dwǎn tùng"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "charng tonq buru doan tonq"
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      "zh-pron": "чан тун бужу дуань тун"
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      "zh-pron": "čan tun bužu duanʹ tun"
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      "zh-pron": "chèuhng tung bāt yùh dyún tung"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsoeng⁴ tung³ bat⁷ jy⁴ dyn² tung³"
    },
    {
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cêng⁴ tung³ bed¹ yu⁴ dün² tung³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ tyːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "cháng tòng bùrú duǎn tòng"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻang² tʻung⁴ pu⁴-ju² tuan³ tʻung⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cháng tùng bù-rú dwǎn tùng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "charng tonq buru doan tonq"
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      "zh-pron": "чан тун бужу дуань тун"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "čan tun bužu duanʹ tun"
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      "zh-pron": "chèuhng tung bāt yùh dyún tung"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "tsoeng⁴ tung³ bat⁷ jy⁴ dyn² tung³"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "cêng⁴ tung³ bed¹ yu⁴ dün² tung³"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ tyːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ tyːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/"
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