病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
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Traditional: 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲
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- (idiom) sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
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Related Words
一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一条绳上的蚂蚱(yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha)— lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
→兵败如山倒(bīng bài rú shān dǎo)— troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
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