人艱不拆

Chinese
man; person; people difficult; hard; hardship not; no
 
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
trad. (人艱不拆) 人 艱 不 拆
simp. (人艰不拆) 人 艰 不 拆

Etymology

From a line in the lyrics of Lying (《說謊》), a 2009 song by Yoga Lin, condensed to resemble a four-character chengyu (idiom):

別說我說謊　人生已經如此地艱難　有些事情　就不要拆穿 [MSC, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
别说我说谎　人生已经如此地艰难　有些事情　就不要拆穿 [MSC, simp.]
bié shuō wǒ shuōhuǎng; rénshēng yǐjīng rúcǐ de jiānnán; yǒuxiē shìqíng; jiù bùyào chāichuān [Pinyin]
Don’t say that I'm lying;
Life has been so hard already;
Some things,
Are better not exposed.

Pronunciation

Idiom

人艱不拆

  1. (neologism, slang, humorous) Life is hard already; some things need not be revealed.

Usage notes

Often used to respond to a stress-inducing revelation of truth by another person.

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