病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 in English bing4 lai2 ru2 shan1 dao3 , bing4 qu4 ru2 chou1 si1 Meaning

Meanings

  • sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiomatic expression); expect to convalesce slowly

Simplified Characters

病 来 如 山 倒 ， 病 去 如 抽 丝

Traditional Characters

病 來 如 山 倒 ， 病 去 如 抽 絲

Pinyin

bing4 lai2 ru2 shan1 dao3 , bing4 qu4 ru2 chou1 si1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

病bing4illness 来lai2to come 如ru2as 山shan1surname Shan 倒dao4to fall ， 病bing4illness 去qu4to go 如ru2as 抽chou1to draw out 丝si1silk