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虱多不痒

蝨多不癢
shīduōbùyǎng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 lit. when covered with lice, one stops feeling the itch
  2. 2 fig. past worrying about it / numb to one's troubles

Examples

他欠了那么多债，已经虱多不痒了。
Tā qiàn le nàme duō zhài, yǐjīng shīduōbùyǎng le.
He owes so much debt that he's stopped worrying about it.
麻烦事儿太多，虱多不痒，干脆不去想了。
Máfan shìr tài duō, shīduōbùyǎng, gāncuì bù qù xiǎng le.
There are too many problems — past the point of caring, just don't think about them.

Tips

usage
Often paired with 债多不愁 ('many debts but no worry') — both express resignation when problems pile up beyond a threshold.
memory
Picture someone so flea-bitten they no longer feel each new bite. The point isn't relief — it's surrender.

Stroke Order

虱 shī
多 duō
不 bù
痒 yǎng