头痛医头，脚痛医脚
tóu​tòng​yī​tóu​jiǎo​tòng​yī​jiǎo

to treat the symptoms not the cause

  1. 头痛医头 頭痛醫頭 tóu​tòng​yī​tóu
    to treat the symptoms
    to treat only the symptoms of a problem rather than the root cause; being reactive rather than proactive
  2. ， jiǎo
    non-Chinese
  3. 脚 腳 jiǎo noun
    foot
    foot or leg of a person or animal
  4. 痛 tòng adjectivenoun
    painful
    physically painful; to ache; to feel a sore or sharp pain
  5. 医 醫 yī verbnoun
    to treat
    to cure; to heal; to treat a patient or illness
  6. 脚 腳 jiǎo noun
    foot
    foot or leg of a person or animal