头痛医头

Traditional: 頭痛醫頭

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Dictionary entry

to treat the symptoms

What does 头痛医头 mean?

头痛医头 (tóu tòng yī tóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to treat the symptoms

2reactive (rather than proactive)

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头tóuhead · hair style 痛tòngache · pain 医yīmedical · medicine

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