三折肱为良医

Traditional: 三折肱為良醫

sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī

Dictionary entry

(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)

What does 三折肱为良医 mean?

三折肱为良医 (sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)

2(fig.) experience is a good teacher

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三Sānsurname San 折shéto snap · to break (a stick, a bone etc)肱gōngupper arm · arm 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 良liánggood · very 医yīmedical · medicine

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