医得病，医不得命；医得身，医不得心醫得病，醫不得命；醫得身，醫不得心醫得病，醫不得命；醫得身，醫不得心

can cure illness but not fate; can cure the body but not the heart

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Doctors can heal disease but not prevent death, and can restore the body but not heal emotional wounds.

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Simplified: 医得病，医不得命；医得身，医不得心
Traditional (Taiwan): 醫得病，醫不得命；醫得身，醫不得心
Pinyin: yī débìng, yī bùde ming; yī de shēn, yī bùdé xīn
Bopomofo: ㄧㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ，ㄧㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ；ㄧ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄣ，ㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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