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虱多不痒

蝨多不癢
shīduō-bùyǎng
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

HSK 5
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.
HSK 6
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.

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