Hǎo qǔzi bù chàng sān biàn.*

Lit A good tune [should] not be sung three times.

Fig People get tired of repetition even of something basically good.

Note [Also said hǎo qǔzi chàng sān biàn, yě yào kǒu chòu, “A good tune sung three times will make one's mouth stink”; vs. hǎoxì nàikàn below; see also huà shuō sān biàn below.]

Topics BOREDOM REPETITION