See 頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "頭痛灸頭，腳痛灸腳／头痛灸头，脚痛灸脚"
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{
"word": "頭痛治頭，足痛治足／头痛治头，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "治標不治本／治标不治本"
},
{
"word": "頭疼醫頭，腳疼醫腳"
},
{
"word": "头疼医头，脚疼医脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛灸頭，腳痛灸腳"
},
{
"word": "头痛灸头，脚痛灸脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛治頭，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "头痛治头，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "治標不治本"
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{
"word": "治标不治本"
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"zh-pron": "tóutòng yī tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yī jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek³ tung³ ji¹ goek³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóutòng yī tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yī jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóutòng yi tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yi jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻou²-tʻung⁴ i¹ tʻou²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chiao³-tʻung⁴ i¹ chiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tóu-tùng yī tóu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyǎu-tùng yī jyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tourtonq i tour"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jeautonq i jeau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тоутун и тоу"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзяотун и цзяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "toutun i tou"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjaotun i czjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tàuh tung yī tàuh, geuk tung yī geuk"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek⁸ tung³ ji¹ goek⁸"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "teo⁴ tung³ yi¹ teo⁴, gêg³ tung³ yi¹ gêg³"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kœːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kœːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/"
}
],
"word": "頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳"
}
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"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 痛",
"Chinese terms spelled with 腳",
"Chinese terms spelled with 醫",
"Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin chengyu",
"Mandarin idioms",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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"glosses": [
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],
"links": [
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"treat",
"treat"
],
[
"symptom",
"symptom"
],
[
"disease",
"disease"
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[
"take",
"take"
],
[
"stopgap",
"stopgap"
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[
"measure",
"measure"
],
[
"root cause",
"root cause"
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[
"problem",
"problem"
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"sounds": [
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "tóutòng yī tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yī jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek³ tung³ ji¹ goek³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóutòng yī tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yī jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóutòng yi tóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiǎotòng yi jiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻou²-tʻung⁴ i¹ tʻou²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chiao³-tʻung⁴ i¹ chiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tóu-tùng yī tóu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyǎu-tùng yī jyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tourtonq i tour"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jeautonq i jeau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тоутун и тоу"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзяотун и цзяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "toutun i tou"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjaotun i czjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tàuh tung yī tàuh, geuk tung yī geuk"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek⁸ tung³ ji¹ goek⁸"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "teo⁴ tung³ yi¹ teo⁴, gêg³ tung³ yi¹ gêg³"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kœːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kœːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "頭疼醫頭，腳疼醫腳／头疼医头，脚疼医脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛灸頭，腳痛灸腳／头痛灸头，脚痛灸脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛治頭，足痛治足／头痛治头，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "治標不治本／治标不治本"
},
{
"word": "頭疼醫頭，腳疼醫腳"
},
{
"word": "头疼医头，脚疼医脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛灸頭，腳痛灸腳"
},
{
"word": "头痛灸头，脚痛灸脚"
},
{
"word": "頭痛治頭，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "头痛治头，足痛治足"
},
{
"word": "治標不治本"
},
{
"word": "治标不治本"
}
],
"word": "頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳"
}
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