病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
Traditional: 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲Dictionary entry
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
What does 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 mean?
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 (bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī) has the following dictionary meaning.
1sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
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病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)如rúas · as if山Shānsurname Shan倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt去qùto go · to go to (a place)抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between · to remove part of the whole丝sīsilk · thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
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病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
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