頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

头痛医头，脚痛医脚
tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎo
  1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 頭痛醫頭 tóutòngyītóu
  1. to treat the symptoms
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)
2 腳 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻
3 痛 tòng
  1. ache
  2. pain
  3. sorrow
  4. deeply
  5. thoroughly
4 醫 yī
  1. medical
  2. medicine
  3. doctor
  4. to cure
  5. to treat
5 腳 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

頭痛醫頭 tóutòngyītóu
  1. to treat the symptoms
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)
活潑 huópo
  1. lively
  2. vivacious
  3. brisk
  4. active
  5. (chemistry) reactive