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頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

简头痛医头，脚痛医脚 · 繁頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

Mandarin · pinyin tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
reactive (rather than proactive)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
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腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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tau4 tung3 ji1 tau4 ，goek3 tung3 ji1 goek3

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