以形補形
Chinese
- to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)to appear; to look; form; shapeto repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplementto appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (以形補形) 以 形 補 形 simp. (以形补形) 以 形 补 形
Pronunciation
Idiom
以形補形
- to supposedly heal or nourish a body part by eating something that is visually similar to the respective body part, often the corresponding body part of an animal