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是药三分毒
shì​yào​sān​fēn​dú

every medicine has its side effect

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 是 shì
    every
    used before a noun to mean every, any, or all
  2. 药 藥 yào noun
    medicine
    medicine; drug; substance used to treat disease or kill pests
  3. 三分 sān​fēn noun
    thirty percent
    three-tenths of the whole
  4. 毒 dú noun
    poison
    poison; toxin; harmful substance