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三折肱為良醫

简三折肱为良医 · 繁三折肱為良醫

Mandarin · pinyin sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī

(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)
(fig.) experience is a good teacher

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三: sān · three
折: zhé · break off, snap; bend
肱: gōng · forearm
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良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
醫: Look up this written character
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical

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1–2–1–2–2–1 · san1 zhe2 gong1 wei2 liang2 yi1

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