Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

頭痛醫頭,腳痛醫腳

tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎo

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ , ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Simplified 头痛医头,脚痛医脚

  1. 1to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. 2reactive (rather than proactive)

Keep 頭痛醫頭,腳痛醫腳 and it comes back until you know it.

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