joek6 dou3 beng6 ceoi4藥到病除药到病除
Jyutpingjoek6 dou3 beng6 ceoi4
Yaleyeuhk dou behng chèuih
Definition
To have an illness cured or relieved as soon as medicine is taken.
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How it's used
This idiom is often used hyperbolically to praise the effectiveness of a treatment or a specific doctor. It implies a near magical or instantaneous recovery rather than a slow healing process. You will frequently hear it used in advertisements for traditional Chinese medicine or health supplements to suggest a guaranteed result.
Examples
This medicine really works like a charm.
Do you have any medicine that can cure this immediately?
Related words
Common phrases
the effect is an immediate cure
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe chronic conditions or long term illnesses, as it implies a quick fix that is rarely applicable to serious health issues.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
