宁治十男子，莫治一妇人；宁治十妇人，莫治一小儿寧治十男子，莫治一婦人；寧治十婦人，莫治一小兒寧治十男子，莫治一婦人；寧治十婦人，莫治一小兒

better to treat ten men than one woman; better to treat ten women than one child

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: An old medical saying: children are the hardest patients to treat, and women's ailments come next.

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Simplified: 宁治十男子，莫治一妇人；宁治十妇人，莫治一小儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧治十男子，莫治一婦人；寧治十婦人，莫治一小兒
Pinyin: níng zhì shí nánzǐ, mò zhì yí fùrén; níng zhì shí fùrén, mò zhì yì xiǎor
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄕˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˇ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ；ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇㄦ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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