长痛不如短痛

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 長痛不如短痛 (“Long[-term] pain is not as good as short[-term] pain.; 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.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 長痛不如短痛).
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