Definition
妙手回春 (miào shǒu huí chūn) is a four-character idiom that literally means 'wonderful hands bring back spring.' It is used to praise a doctor's extraordinary medical skill, especially the ability to cure incurable diseases and revive dying patients. You typically encounter this idiom in formal writing, news reports, or spoken compliments about healthcare professionals.
idiom
to have such superb medical skill that one can bring the dying back to healthmiraculous cure
Examples
- 妙手回春，。Zhè wèi lǎo zhōngyī miào shǒu huí chūn, jiùhuó le xǔduō wēizhòng bìngrén.This old Chinese medicine doctor performed miraculous cures and saved many critically ill patients.
- 妙手回春，。Dàjiā dōu chēngzàn nà wèi wàikē yīshēng miào shǒu huí chūn, shǒushù fēicháng chénggōng.Everyone praised that surgeon for his amazing medical skill; the operation was very successful.
- 妙手回春，。Gǎnxiè Lǐ yīshēng miào shǒu huí chūn, ràng wǒ chóngxīn huīfù le jiànkāng.Thank you, Dr. Li, for your miraculous medical skill—you restored my health.
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