药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
Pinyin

Definition

药食同源
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yào shí tóng yuán
  1. lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
同
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant of 同[tóng]
共同
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
同事
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
同学
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
同样
tóng yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 equal
  3. 3 equivalent
同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
资源
Zī yuán
  1. 1 Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guì lín], Guangxi
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
  1. 1 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
  1. 1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
  1. 1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
  2. 2 strange bedfellows
  3. 3 marital dissension
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
  1. 1 of one mind (idiom)
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

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