長痛不如短痛 [长－－－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    與​其​因為​怕​面​對​問題​而​一直​畀​佢​困​擾​落​去​，​不如​決斷​啲​快​啲​了​斷
    it's better to endure pain in the short-term than to suffer long-term; to act decisively to end a problem; literally: long-term pain is worse than short-term pain
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    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.