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不治而癒

简不治而愈 · 繁不治而癒

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhì ér yù

to recover spontaneously (from an illness)
to get better without medical treatment

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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愈: yù · more and more, even more

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4–4–2–4 · bu4 zhi4 er2 yu4

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bat1 zi6 ji4 jyu6

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