miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1妙手回春
Jyutpingmiu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1
Yalemiuh sáu wùih chēun
Definition
To have excellent medical skills that bring a dying patient back to life.
neutralhealthpeople
How it's used
This idiom is almost exclusively used as a compliment for doctors or medical practitioners who have successfully treated a difficult or terminal condition. It carries a sense of admiration and deep gratitude, often appearing on banners or plaques presented to clinics by recovered patients. While it implies a near magical ability to restore health, it is a standard expression of praise rather than a literal claim of sorcery.
Examples
Their medical skills are truly miraculous, I recovered very quickly.
Thank you doctor for your miraculous healing, you saved my life.
Related words
Common phrases
thanks for your miraculous healing
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is just good at fixing everyday minor ailments like a common cold. It is reserved for serious cases where the patient was in a dire state or had been suffering for a long time.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
