病来如山倒,病去如抽丝 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī

DEFINITIONS

  1. sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

CHARACTERS

病 bìng illness, sickness, disease
来 lái come, coming; return, returning
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
山 shān mountain, hill, peak
倒 dǎo fall over; lie down; take turns
病 bìng illness, sickness, disease
去 qù go away, leave, depart
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
抽 chōu draw out, pull out; sprout
丝 sī silk; fine thread; wire; strings