以药养医 in English yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC (People's Republic of China) medical practice

Simplified Characters

以 药 养 医

Traditional Characters

以 藥 養 醫

Pinyin

yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 药yao4leaf of the iris 养yang3to raise (animals) 医yi1medical