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治病救人

Mandarin · pinyin zhì bìng jiù rén

to treat the disease to save the patient
to criticize a person in order to help him

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治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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4–4–4–2 · zhi4 bing4 jiu4 ren2

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zi6 beng6 gau3 jan4

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