"酒は百薬の長" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Japanese]

Forms: 酒は百薬の長 [canonical] (ruby: (さけ), (ひゃく), (やく), (ちょう)), sake wa hyakuyaku no chō [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 酒 + は + 百薬 + の + 長, literally "sake is the best medicine" Etymology templates: {{com|ja|酒|は|百薬|の|長}} 酒 + は + 百薬 + の + 長 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|さけ は ひゃくやく の ちょう}} 酒(さけ)は百(ひゃく)薬(やく)の長(ちょう) • (sake wa hyakuyaku no chō)
  1. good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines; drinking a moderate amount of alcohol is better than medicine

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