久病成医

Traditional: 久病成醫

jiǔ bìng chéng yī

Dictionary entry

(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

What does 久病成医 mean?

久病成医 (jiǔ bìng chéng yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

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久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]医yīmedical · medicine

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久病成医

jiǔ bìng chéng yī

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