久病成良医 jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

CHARACTERS

久 jiǔ long time (ago); time passage, grow late
病 bìng illness, sickness, disease
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed
良 liáng good, virtuous, respectable
医 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical