bù tòng bù yǎng

Traditional: 不痛不癢

不痛不痒 (bù tòng bù yǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3scratching the surface
  4. 4superficial
  5. 5perfunctory

Characters in 不痛不痒

不bù · no; not so痛tòng · ache不bù · no; not so痒yǎng · to itch

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good不再no more; no longer

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