不为良相，当为良医不為良相，當為良醫不為良相，當為良醫

if you can't be a good prime minister, be a good doctor

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says one should serve society and benefit the people, if not through high office then through a useful profession like medicine. Approving and somewhat old-fashioned.

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Simplified: 不为良相，当为良医
Traditional (Taiwan): 不為良相，當為良醫
Pinyin: bù wéi liáng xiàng, dāng wéiliángyī
Pinyin (Taiwan): bú wèi liáng xiāng, dāng wéiliángyī
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤ，ㄉㄤㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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