冬病夏治

Traditional form:

冬病夏治

Pinyin (reading):

dōngbìngxiàzhì

Definitions:

• to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)

Characters:

• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate

Traditional characters:

• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate