Learn Chinese Proverb
久病成良醫[医]
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
Become a good doctor because of getting the illness in long-term.
It indicates someone has a rich experience of something, and naturally becomes an expert on the subject.
Example sentence
The water pipes in his house are easy to get blocked, so he already "久病成良醫" .
他家水管老是阻塞，所以他已經久病成良醫了。
tā jiā shuǐ guǎn lǎo shì zǔ sè, suǒyǐ tā yǐ jīng jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yīle.
Vocabulary
久 jiǔ long, long time
病 bìng illese, disease (verb, noun)
成 is shortened from 變成
變[变]成 biàn chéng become
良醫 liáng yī good doctor
水管 shuǐ uǎn water pipes
老是 lǎo shì always (particularly, for troubles.)
阻塞 zǔ sè get blocked
Original intention or story
This proverb is from 《左傳•定公十三年 zuǒ chuán • dìng gōng shísān nián》(B.C. 372 - B.C.289)
The original and ancient description：
三折肱，知為[为]良醫
sān zhé gōng, zhī wèi liáng yī
It indicates that if your arm broken several times,you may become a good doctor for healing it.
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