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治未病

Mandarin · pinyin zhì wèi bìng

preventative treatment (medicine)

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治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease

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4–4–4 · zhi4 wei4 bing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 mei6 beng6

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verb

(traditional Chinese medicine) to treat the disease before it arises or manifests (corresponds to primary +/- secondary prevention in Western medicine)

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