







灵丹妙药 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a miraculous cure”. A panacea; a surefire solution to all problems, often implying one that is illusory or overly simplistic. Literally, “Efficacious elixir and wonderful medicine”.

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Open the tool →灵丹妙药 (líng dān miào yào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a miraculous cure”.
灵丹妙药 is pronounced líng dān miào yào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 灵丹妙药 means “Efficacious elixir and wonderful medicine”. It is used to mean “a miraculous cure”.
灵:灵验。非常灵验、能起死回生的奇药。比喻幻想中的某种能解决一切问题的有效方法。