药医不死病 藥醫不死病 藥醫不死病

medicine cures only the illness that won't kill

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Medicine can't cure everything; it only helps with curable conditions. Often used to say fate decides in the end.
Simplified
药医不死病
Traditional (Taiwan)
藥醫不死病
Pinyin
yào yī bù sǐ bìng
Bopomofo
ㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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