妙手回春 — “To effect a miraculous cure and bring the dying back to life”
妙手回春 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to effect a miraculous cure and bring the dying back to life”. To restore someone to health with superb medical skill. Literally, “Miraculous hands restore vitality/bring back spring”.
妙手回春 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 妙miào
- 手shǒu
- 回huí
- 春chūn
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Origin and Story of 妙手回春
During the Spring and Autumn period, Bian Que, a renowned physician from the State of Qi, heard that the Crown Prince of Guo had suddenly died.
He inquired about the prince's symptoms from the zhongshuzi (a court official) and concluded that the prince was merely in a state of suspended animation, not truly dead, and could be revived.
Bian Que instructed his disciple, Ziyang, to prepare acupuncture needles. He then inserted several needles into the prince's acupoints, and soon, the prince regained consciousness. After further treatment with herbal medicine, the prince made a full recovery within 20 days.
From then on, Bian Que earned the reputation of having 'miraculous hands that bring back spring' (妙手回春).
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More idioms starting with 妙
- miào妙bù不kě可yán言indescribably wonderful
- miào妙yù喻qǔ取pì譬explain using clever analogies
- miào妙chù处bù不chuán传subtle essence cannot be fully expressed
- miào妙xiǎng想tiān天kāi开fantastic whimsical ideas
- miào妙shǒu手dān丹qīng青master painter
- miào妙shǒu手ǒu偶dé得skillful hand obtains by chance
- miào妙shǒu手kōng空kōng空a skillful pickpocket
- miào妙bǐ笔shēng生huā花a marvelous pen produces flowers
- miào妙cè策rú如shén神ingenious strategy as if divinely inspired
- miào妙suàn算shén神jī机ingenious calculations and divine strategies
- miào妙jué绝yī一shí时Unsurpassed excellence for a time
- miào妙jué绝shí时rén人Unrivaled excellence among contemporaries
Questions about 妙手回春
- What does 妙手回春 mean?
- 妙手回春 (miào shǒu huí chūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to effect a miraculous cure and bring the dying back to life”.
- How do you pronounce 妙手回春?
- 妙手回春 is pronounced miào shǒu huí chūn in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 妙手回春 literally mean?
- Literally, 妙手回春 means “Miraculous hands restore vitality/bring back spring”. It is used to mean “to effect a miraculous cure and bring the dying back to life”.
- Where does 妙手回春 come from?
- 妙手回春 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 妙手回春?
- 回春：使春天重返，比喻将快死的人救活。指医生医术高明。