服药求神仙，多为药所误服藥求神仙，多為藥所誤服藥求神仙，多為藥所誤

take drugs to seek immortality, and most are ruined by the drugs

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Those who swallow so-called elixirs to become immortals usually poison themselves. Warns that chasing impossible goals by unwise means brings harm.

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Simplified: 服药求神仙，多为药所误
Traditional (Taiwan): 服藥求神仙，多為藥所誤
Pinyin: fúyào qiú shénxiān, duō wéi yào suǒ wù
Pinyin (Taiwan): fúyào qiú shénxiān, duō wèi yào suǒ wù
Bopomofo: ㄈㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ，ㄉㄨㄛㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ

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

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