久病成醫
jiǔ​bìng​chéng​yī

a long illness makes the patient a doctor

  • created sense approved 久病成医/久病成醫 · jiǔ​bìng​chéng​yī · a long illness makes the patient a doctor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    久病成医 / 久病成醫

    jiǔ​bìng​chéng​yī

    a long illness makes the patient a doctor

    (proverb) someone who has been sick for a long time eventually becomes an expert on the disease and its treatment; through long experience one becomes an expert

    久 (literal) → 久 · jiǔ · long 病 (literal) → 病 · bìng · illness 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 医 (literal) → 医/醫 · yī · doctor

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