長痛不如短痛 [ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ; chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4] better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony ◄ ►