miraculous medical skill; ability to heal the critically ill
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
miraculous healing; doctor's skillful hands bring back life
literaryUsed specifically to praise doctors or medical practitioners for their extraordinary curative powers. Often conveys deep gratitude and admiration. The variant "着手成春" (zhuó shǒu chéng chūn) is synonymous.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
yī医
shù术
jīng精
zhàn湛
，
zhēn真
shì是
miào妙
shǒu手
huí回
chūn春
，
zhì治
hǎo好
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yí疑
nán难
zá杂
zhèng症
。
This experienced traditional Chinese doctor's skills are superb; he truly has miraculous hands, curing many complicated and hard-to-treat illnesses.
Bìng病
rén人
yǐ已
dào到
mí弥
liú留
zhī之
jì际
，
Wáng王
yī医
shēng生
miào妙
shǒu手
huí回
chūn春
，
yìng硬
shì是
bǎ把
tā他
cóng从
sǐ死
shén神
shǒu手
lǐ里
lā拉
le了
huí回
lái来
。
The patient was on the verge of death, but Dr. Wang, with his miraculous skill, pulled him back from the hands of the grim reaper.
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Sòng送
gěi给
nà那
wèi位
wài外
kē科
yī医
shēng生
de的
jǐn锦
qí旗
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
sì四
gè个
dà大
zì字
：
"
miào妙
shǒu手
huí回
chūn春
"
。
The silk banner presented to that surgeon bears four large characters: 'Miraculous Hands Bring Back Spring' (praising his healing skill).