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对症下药

Traditional (Taiwan): 對症下藥

duìzhèngxiàyào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ

    • lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
    • to take appropriate steps

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对症下药 stresses choosing measures to suit different situations, and is often still used in its literal medical sense. 有的放矢 stresses that words or actions are aimed at a clear target, and is almost never used literally.

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