旧病难医 — “Old ailments are hard to cure”
旧病难医 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Old ailments are hard to cure”. Metaphorically, old shortcomings or deeply ingrained bad habits are difficult to correct or change. Literally, “Old illness hard to cure”.
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旧病难医 Pronunciation and Pinyin
旧病难医 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 旧病难医
他拖延的毛病就像旧病难医一样，尽管努力了很多次，却总是反复。
His procrastination habit is like an old ailment that's hard to cure; despite many attempts, it always recurs.
Idioms Related to 旧病难医
Synonyms of 旧病难医
More idioms starting with 旧
- jiù旧shì事chóng重tí提bring up old matters again
- jiù旧chóu仇sù宿yuàn怨old grudges and deep-seated animosity
- jiù旧dì地chóng重yóu游revisit an old familiar place
- jiù旧jiā家xíng行jìng径reverting to old ways
- jiù旧niàn念fù复méng萌Old thoughts or habits resurface
- jiù旧tài态fù复méng萌revert to old ways
- jiù旧hèn恨xīn新chóu仇old grudges and new hatreds
- jiù旧hèn恨xīn新chóu愁Old grievances and new anxieties
- jiù旧chóu愁xīn新hèn恨old and new sorrows and regrets
- jiù旧shí时fēng风wèi味old-time flavor
- jiù旧yàn燕guī归cháo巢old friends return home
- jiù旧ài爱sù宿ēn恩past affections and previous favors
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Open the tool →Questions about 旧病难医
What does 旧病难医 mean?
旧病难医 (jiù bìng nán yī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Old ailments are hard to cure”.
How do you pronounce 旧病难医?
旧病难医 is pronounced jiù bìng nán yī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 旧病难医 literally mean?
Literally, 旧病难医 means “Old illness hard to cure”. It is used to mean “Old ailments are hard to cure”.
What is the Chinese definition of 旧病难医?
老毛病难于医治。比喻过去的缺点错误难以改正。