头痛医头，脚痛医脚

Traditional: 頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

Dictionary entry

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

What does 头痛医头，脚痛医脚 mean?

头痛医头，脚痛医脚 (tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

2reactive (rather than proactive)

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头tóuhead · hair style 痛tòngache · pain 医yīmedical · medicine 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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How to pronounce 头痛医头，脚痛医脚

头痛医头，脚痛医脚

tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

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