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藥食同源 (joek6 sik6 tung4 jyun4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

藥食同源 (joek6 sik6 tung4 jyun4, yào shí tóng yuán) — lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 藥到病除 (joek6 dou3 beng6 ceoi4) — relief of the illness after taking medicine
• 藥力 (joek6 lik6) — power of drug or medicine
• 藥廠 (joek6 cong2) — a pharmaceutical factory
• 藥性 (joek6 sing3) — medicinal properties
• 藥房 (joek6 fong4) — dispensary
• 藥材舖 (joek6 coi4 pou2) — a herbal medicine shop

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