灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào

DEFINITIONS

  1. effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
  2. panacea
  3. elixir

CHARACTERS

灵 líng
HSK 5
spirit, soul; spiritual world
丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
妙 miào
HSK 5
mysterious, subtle; exquisite
药 yào
HSK 2
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine