大病用功，小病用药大病用功，小病用藥大病用功，小病用藥

for a serious illness use effort, for a minor one use medicine

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A serious illness needs long, careful treatment, while a minor one can be cured by medicine.

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Simplified: 大病用功，小病用药
Traditional (Taiwan): 大病用功，小病用藥
Pinyin: dàbìng yònggōng, xiǎobìng yòngyào
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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