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冬病夏治

Mandarin · pinyin dōng bìng xià zhì

to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)

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冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer

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1–4–4–4 · dong1 bing4 xia4 zhi4

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dung1 beng6 haa6 zi6

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