以药养医

Traditional: 以藥養醫

yǐ yào yǎng yī

Dictionary entry

"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice

What does 以药养医 mean?

以药养医 (yǐ yào yǎng yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]药yàoleaf of the iris · variant of 藥|药[yao4]养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)医yīmedical · medicine

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以药养医

yǐ yào yǎng yī

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