頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳 tóu tòng yī tóu ， jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)

CHARACTERS

頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
腳 jiǎo foot; base, leg, foundation
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical
腳 jiǎo foot; base, leg, foundation