顽症还需猛药医頑症還需猛藥醫頑症還需猛藥醫

a stubborn illness still needs strong medicine to cure

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Stubborn diseases need strong drugs; by extension, deep-rooted problems or stubborn wrongdoers need harsh measures. Compare "desperate times call for desperate measures".

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Simplified: 顽症还需猛药医
Traditional (Taiwan): 頑症還需猛藥醫
Pinyin: wánzhèng hái xū měngyào yī
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄇㄥˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄧ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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