相见不如不见长痛不如短痛
[xiāng jiàn bù rú bù jiàn zhăng tòng bù rú duăn tòng]
This phrase means that 'sometimes it's better not to meet because the pain is prolonged'. It suggests that it's often less painful in the long run if we don't see people who could cause us emotional turmoil, advocating that brief intense sorrow might hurt less than a lingering sadness.