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病來如山倒，病去如抽絲

简病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 · 繁病來如山倒，病去如抽絲

Mandarin · pinyin bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
抽: chōu · draw out, pull out; sprout
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来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings

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