头痛医头 in English tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to treat the symptoms
  • reactive (rather than proactive)

Simplified Characters

头 痛 医 头

Traditional Characters

頭 痛 醫 頭

Pinyin

tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

头tou2head 痛tong4ache 医yi1medical 头tou2head