药不治假病,酒难解真愁 藥不治假病,酒難解真愁 藥不治假病,酒難解真愁

medicine can't cure a fake illness, wine can hardly dispel real sorrow

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Pretended ills need no cure, and real grief can't be drowned in drink.
Simplified
药不治假病,酒难解真愁
Traditional (Taiwan)
藥不治假病,酒難解真愁
Pinyin
yào bú zhì jiǎ bìng,jiǔ nánjiě zhēn chóu
Bopomofo
ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ,ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ ㄔㄡˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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