拔出脓来，才是好膏药拔出膿來，才是好膏藥拔出膿來，才是好膏藥

only a plaster that draws out the pus is a good plaster

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A method is good only if it solves the key problem. A practical, approving saying.

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Simplified: 拔出脓来，才是好膏药
Traditional (Taiwan): 拔出膿來，才是好膏藥
Pinyin: báchū nóng lái, cái shì hǎo gāoyao
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ，ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄍㄠ ˙ㄧㄠ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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