自病不能自医自病不能自醫自病不能自醫

one cannot cure one's own illness

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: You need others' help to correct your own faults, as you can't see them yourself. Like 'a doctor can't treat himself'.

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Simplified: 自病不能自医
Traditional (Taiwan): 自病不能自醫
Pinyin: zì bìng bùnéng zì yī
Bopomofo: ㄗˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗˋ ㄧ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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