病來如山倒,病去如抽絲
Chinese edit
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
to come | as (if); such as | mountain; hill | upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
to go; to leave; to remove | as (if); such as | to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump | silk; thread; trace | |||
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trad. (病來如山倒,病去如抽絲) | 病 | 來 | 如 | 山 | 倒 | , | 病 | 去 | 如 | 抽 | 絲 | |
simp. (病来如山倒,病去如抽丝) | 病 | 来 | 如 | 山 | 倒 | , | 病 | 去 | 如 | 抽 | 丝 |
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
病來如山倒,病去如抽絲
- Illness strikes like a landslide, recovery is as slow as reeling silk.