药补不如食补 in English yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition

Simplified Characters

药 补 不 如 食 补

Traditional Characters

藥 補 不 如 食 補

Pinyin

yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

药yao4leaf of the iris 补bu3to repair 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 食shi2to eat 补bu3to repair