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不痛不痒

bù tòng bù yǎng phrase C2

Traditional: 不痛不癢

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