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三折肱为良医

sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī

6-character word Traditional 三折肱為良醫

What 三折肱为良医 means

1. (lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)
2. (fig.) experience is a good teacher

The characters in 三折肱为良医

• 三sānthree; 3
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap
• 肱gōngupper arm; arm
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 良liánggood; very; very much
• 医yīmedical; medicine; doctor

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