以形補形

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Chinese

 
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (以形補形)
simp. (以形补形)

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Idiom

以形補形

  1. to supposedly heal or nourish a body part by eating something that is visually similar to the respective body part, often the corresponding body part of an animal