以藥養醫

See also: 以药养医

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	medicine; drug; cure	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
trad. (以藥養醫)		以	藥	養	醫
simp. (以药养医)		以	药	养	医

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐyàoyǎngyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐyàoyǎngyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐyàoyǎngyi
    • Wade–Giles: i³-yao⁴-yang³-i¹
    • Yale: yǐ-yàu-yǎng-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiyawyeangi
    • Palladius: ияоянъи (ijaojanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/

Noun

以藥養醫

1. the practice of hospitals and doctors using profits gained from the sale of pharmaceuticals to sustain themselves