deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6對症發藥对症发药
Jyutpingdeoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6
Yaledeui jing fat yeukh
Definition
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
Grammar guides
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