Medicine is made from grass and plants, sounding like "wish" or "promise".
药到病除
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
- 。
This medicine really cures the disease right away.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
- 。
This medicine truly works instantly to cure the illness.
- 參形adjective
(of a solution or method) highly effective
- 。
This method is a sure cure for the disease.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
- 。
This medicine really cures the disease right away.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
- 。
This medicine truly works instantly to cure the illness.
- 參形adjective
(of a solution or method) highly effective
- 。
This method is a sure cure for the disease.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
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