药食同源

Traditional: 藥食同源

yào shí tóng yuán

Dictionary entry

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

What does 药食同源 mean?

药食同源 (yào shí tóng yuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

2fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

Character breakdown

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药yàoleaf of the iris · variant of 藥|药[yao4]食shíto eat · food 同tónglike · same 源yuánroot · source

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药食同源

yào shí tóng yuán

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