jiǔ​bìng​chéng​liáng​yī

a long illness makes a patient into a good doctor

Senses

久病成良医/ 久病成良醫 jiǔ​bìng​chéng​liáng​yī a long illness makes a patient into a good doctor

(idiom) a person who has been ill for a long time eventually becomes familiar with medical knowledge; metaphorically, one becomes an expert in a field through long experience and trial and error

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