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妙手回春

Mandarin · pinyin miào shǒu huí chūn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
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妙
miào · mysterious, subtle; exquisite
手
shǒu · hand
回
huí · return, turn around; a time
春
chūn · spring; wanton
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4–3–2–1 · miao4 shou3 hui2 chun1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1

Cantonese word readings for 妙手回春. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1

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phrase

  1. (of a doctor) to have superb medical skills and bring the dying back to life

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