藥食同源 — yao4 shi2 tong2 yuan2 — Chinese Dictionary

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yao⁴ shi² tong² yuan²

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

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1

yao⁴

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

2

shi²

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

3

tong²

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

4

yuan²

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine