Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「對證下藥」. Learn its usage below.
The featured idiom 「對證下藥」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
A metaphor for taking effective measures to address the problems that arise. Same as “prescribe the right medicine for the right disease”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duì zhèng xià yào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
deui3 jing3 ha6 yeuk6
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