Lingaku- (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
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- a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
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.
suī rán虽然wǒ我méi yǒu没有jiē shòu接受zhèng shì正式péi xùn培训，dàn但wǒ我zài在jiā lǐ家里zhào gu照顾bìng rén病人jiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医。
Although I haven't received formal training, my long experience caring for patients has made me knowledgeable.
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jiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医a long illness makes the patient into a doctorjiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医de的dào li道理the reasoning behind "a long illness makes the patient into a doctor"jiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医de的jīng yàn经验experience gained from being ill for a long timebìng rù gāo huāng病入膏肓，jiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医when illness is deep-rooted, prolonged sickness turns one into a doctorjiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医de的gǎn wù感悟insights from being ill for a long timejiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医de的jiào xun教训lessons learned from prolonged illnessjiǔ bìng chéng yī久病成医de的zhé lǐ哲理the philosophy of "a long illness makes the patient into a doctor"