藥食同源 yào shí tóng yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

CHARACTERS

藥 yào drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
同 tóng
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
源 yuán
HSK 5
spring; source, head; surname