feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/ <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms. 臣聞<span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span>；潰癰雖痛，勝於養毒。 [Written Vernacular...
See also: <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span>...
an English translation of this usage example) <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> / 扬汤止沸，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> (yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn) “<span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary]...
人算<span class="searchmatch">不如</span>天算 (rén suàn bùrú tiān suàn) 好死<span class="searchmatch">不如</span>賴活著 / 好死<span class="searchmatch">不如</span>赖活著 (hǎosǐ bùrú lài huózhe) 授人以魚<span class="searchmatch">不如</span>授人以漁 / 授人以鱼<span class="searchmatch">不如</span>授人以渔 (shòu rén yǐ yú bùrú shòu rén yǐ yú) <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> / 扬汤止沸，不如去薪...
拉片儿汤 探湯 / 探汤 換湯不換藥 / 换汤不换药 (huàn tāng bù huàn yào) <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span> / 扬汤止沸 (yángtāngzhǐfèi) <span class="searchmatch">揚湯止沸</span>，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> / 扬汤止沸，<span class="searchmatch">不如</span><span class="searchmatch">去</span><span class="searchmatch">薪</span> (yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn) 握炭流湯 / 握炭流汤 搓圓仔湯 / 搓圆仔汤...