医之好治不病以为功 in English yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

医 之 好 治 不 病 以 为 功

Traditional Characters

醫 之 好 治 不 病 以 為 功

Pinyin

yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

医yi1medical 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 好hao3good 治zhi4to rule 不bu4(negative prefix) 病bing4illness 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 功gong1meritorious deed or service