药到病除 in English yao4 dao4 bing4 chu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
  • (of a solution or method) highly effective

Simplified Characters

药 到 病 除

Traditional Characters

藥 到 病 除

Pinyin

yao4 dao4 bing4 chu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

药yao4leaf of the iris 到dao4to (a place) 病bing4illness 除chu2to get rid of