三折肱为良医
sān​zhé​gōng​wéi​liáng​yī

experience leads to expertise

  • created sense approved 三折肱为良医/三折肱為良醫 · sān​zhé​gōng​wéi​liáng​yī · experience leads to expertise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三折肱为良医 / 三折肱為良醫

    sān​zhé​gōng​wéi​liáng​yī

    experience leads to expertise

    lit. one whose arm has been broken three times becomes a good doctor; fig. a lot of experience makes a person an expert in the field

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 折肱 (literal) → 折肱 · zhé​gōng · experienced 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 良医 (literal) → 良医/良醫 · liáng​yī · good doctor

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