靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào

magic cure; cure-all for all problems

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
靈 líng
effective; efficacious; spirit
丹 dān
red; cinnabar; powder
妙 miào HSK 5
wonderful; clever; variant of 妙miào
藥 yào
medicine; drug