虱多不痒

蝨多不癢
shīduōbùyǎng
  1. lit. when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)
  2. fig. to be past worrying (about sth)

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Entry Composition

=1 虱 shī louse
=1 虱 shī louse
2 多 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=4 痒 yǎng
  1. variant of 痒 yǎng
  2. to itch
  3. to tickle
=4 痒 yǎng
  1. to itch
  2. to tickle

Related entries

债多不愁 zhàiduōbùchóu
  1. lit. when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
  2. fig. to be past worrying (about sth)
虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁 shīziduōlebùyǎng,zhàiduōlebùchóu
  1. lit. when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying)
  2. fig. to be past worrying (about sth)