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The renowned physician Bian Que (whose given name was Qin Yueren) acquired his exceptional medical skills from Chang Sang Jun, a truly outstanding master of medicine. During the time Bian Que worked at an inn, Chang Sang Jun was a frequent guest. Bian Que, observing Chang Sang Jun's extraordinary bearing, recognized him as a person of great ability and always served him with profound respect and deference.
Over more than a decade, their acquaintance deepened. Eventually, Chang Sang Jun entrusted Bian Que with all his secret medical remedies and taught him his unique methods for observing and diagnosing illnesses.
With this profound knowledge, Bian Que's diagnostic abilities became unparalleled. It is said that 'using these insights to examine patients, he could clearly perceive and understand the root causes and critical conditions (症结) within their five internal organs.'

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Open the tool →洞见症结 (dòng jiàn zhèng jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to clearly perceive the crucial point of a problem”.
洞见症结 is pronounced dòng jiàn zhèng jié in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 洞见症结 means “clearly perceive the crux/knot (of a problem/illness)”. It is used to mean “to clearly perceive the crucial point of a problem”.
洞见症结 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
洞见:清楚地看到;症结:肚子里结块的病,比喻问题的关键。比喻事情的纠葛或问题的关键所在。形容观察锐利,看到了问题的关键。