一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
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1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
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1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
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1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
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1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
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2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
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1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
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1 deranged
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2 demented
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3 berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
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1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
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1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
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2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
狼心狗肺
láng xīn gǒu fèi
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1 lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
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2 cruel and unscrupulous
病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
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1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
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1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
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2 the situation is hopeless
病国殃民
bìng guó yāng mín
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1 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
病从口入
bìng cóng kǒu rù
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1 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
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2 fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病从口入,祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū
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1 Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
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1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
病民害国
bìng mín hài guó
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1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
病民蛊国
bìng mín gǔ guó
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1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
旧病复发
jiù bìng fù fā
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1 old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
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2 fig. to repeat an old error
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3 the same old problem
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
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1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
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3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
贫病交加
pín bìng jiāo jiā
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1 poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)