人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi
life is hard enough, so do not spoil the illusion
Character by character
人rén
life
life
艰jiān
hard
hard
不bù
do not
do not
拆chāi
expose
expose
Example
他说自己明年一定减肥成功，人艰不拆，我就没说什么。
He said he would definitely lose weight next year. Life is hard enough, so I said nothing.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
From a pop lyric: 人生已经如此的艰难，有些事情就不要拆穿.
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