wú bìng zì jiǔ

Traditional: 無病自灸

无病自灸 (wú bìng zì jiǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action

Characters in 无病自灸

无mó · used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]病bìng · illness自zì · (bound form) self; oneself灸jiǔ · moxibustion (TCM)

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own无法unable to; incapable of无used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]无not to have来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty病illness自(bound form) self; oneself病人sick person自杀to kill oneself无论no matter what or how自从since (a time)

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