头痛医头，脚痛医脚

tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎo

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb); reactive (rather than proactive)

Traditional 頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

Meaning

tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎotou2 tong4 yi1 tou2 , jiao3 tong4 yi1 jiao3
  1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)

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