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病來如山倒，病去如抽絲
简 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 · 繁 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲Mandarin · pinyin bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
Meanings
- sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
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- 病
- bìng · illness, sickness, disease
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 如
- rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
- 山
- shān · mountain, hill, peak
- 倒
- dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
- 去
- qù · go away, leave, depart
- 抽
- chōu · draw out, pull out; sprout
- 絲
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- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 丝
- sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
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beng6 loi4 jyu4 saan1 dou2 ，beng6 heoi3 jyu4 cau1 si1
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