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頭痛醫頭

简 头痛医头 · 繁 頭痛醫頭
Mandarin · pinyin tóu tòng yī tóu

Meanings

  1. to treat the symptoms
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)
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Characters in this entry

頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
痛
tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
醫
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头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
医
yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical
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2–4–1–2 · tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 tung3 ji1 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 頭痛醫頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tau4 tung3 ji1 tau4

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