好了伤疤忘了疼 in English hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

好 了 伤 疤 忘 了 疼

Traditional Characters

好 了 傷 疤 忘 了 疼

Pinyin

hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

好hao3good 了le5(completed action marker) 伤shang1to injure 疤ba1scar 忘wang4to forget 了le5(completed action marker) 疼teng2(it) hurts