头痛医头，脚痛医脚

tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. 2. reactive (rather than proactive)

Child Words of 头痛医头，脚痛医脚

痛
tòng

ache

脚
jiǎo

foot

头
tóu

head

医
yī

medical

头痛
tóu tòng

to have a headache

头痛医头
tóu tòng yī tóu

to treat the symptoms