Lingaku- (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
Generated: This proverb means that prolonged experience or suffering in a particular situation can lead someone to gain knowledge or expertise about it, similar to a professional in that field.
tā他zài在yī yuàn医院dāi待le了tài太jiǔ久，jiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医，xiàn zài现在liǎo jiě了解hěn很duō多yī xué医学zhī shi知识。
He has stayed in the hospital for so long that he has become knowledgeable about medicine.
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