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醫之好治不病以為功

简医之好治不病以为功 · 繁醫之好治不病以為功

Mandarin · pinyin yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng

doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)

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醫: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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1–1–4–4–4–4–3–2–1 · yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1

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