是药三分毒 in English shi4 yao4 san1 fen1 du2 Meaning

Meanings

  • every medicine has its side effect

Simplified Characters

是 药 三 分 毒

Traditional Characters

是 藥 三 分 毒

Pinyin

shi4 yao4 san1 fen1 du2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

是shi4is 药yao4leaf of the iris 三san1surname San 分fen1to divide 毒du2poison