久病成良醫
jiǔ​bìng​chéng​liáng​yī

a long illness makes a patient into a good doctor

  • created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    久病 (literal) → 久病 · jiǔ​bìng · long illness 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 良医 (literal) → 良医/良醫 · liáng​yī · good doctor

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