xū​bù​shòu​bǔ

too weak for tonics

  • created sense approved 虚不受补/虛不受補 · xū​bù​shòu​bǔ · too weak for tonics — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚不受补 / 虛不受補

    xū​bù​shòu​bǔ

    too weak for tonics

    Used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe a person who is too physically weak or depleted to handle the effects of strong medicinal tonics.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · weak 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 受 (literal) → 受 · shòu · to endure 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to nourish

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