虚不受补 in English xu1 bu4 shou4 bu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic

Simplified Characters

虚 不 受 补

Traditional Characters

虛 不 受 補

Pinyin

xu1 bu4 shou4 bu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虚xu1emptiness 不bu4(negative prefix) 受shou4to receive 补bu3to repair