虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁

shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu

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)

fig. to be past worrying (about sth)

虱

shī

louse

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

多

duō

many; much; more; a lot of

了

le

(completed action marker)

不

bù

no; not so

痒

yǎng

to itch

,

,

债

zhài

debt

多

duō

many; much; more; a lot of

了

le

(completed action marker)

不

bù

no; not so

愁

chóu

to worry about