头痛医头

頭痛醫頭
tóutòngyītóu
  1. to treat the symptoms
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 头痛 tóutòng to have a headache
2 医 yī
  1. medical
  2. medicine
  3. doctor
  4. to cure
  5. to treat
=3 头 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=3 头 tou suffix for nouns

Containing this entry

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)

Related entries

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)
活泼 huópo
  1. lively
  2. vivacious
  3. brisk
  4. active
  5. (chemistry) reactive