头痛医头 (頭痛醫頭) tóutòng yī tóu

tóutòng yī tóu set phrase to treat the symptoms; reactive (rather than proactive)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '頭痛醫頭')

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• 头痛医头，脚痛医脚(頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳) to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem