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头痛医头,脚痛医脚
tóu tòng yī tóu,jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo
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基本释义
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- [ tóu tòng yī tóu,jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo ]
- 比喻被动应付,对问题不作根本彻底的解决。
- 出 处
- 茅盾《清明前后》第一幕:“徒劳而无功,头痛医头,脚痛医脚的办法,兄弟一向是坚决反对的!”
- 英文翻译
- to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
- reactive (rather than proactive)