药食同源

药
藥
食
食
同
同
源
源
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

Characters and words in 药食同源

药
葯
yào = y + ao4
leaf of the iris / variant of 藥|药[yao4]
药
藥
yào = y + ao4
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison
食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
同
tóng = tu + (e)ng2
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
同
衕
tòng = tu + (e)ng4
see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
同
源
homology (biology) / a common origin
源
yuán = yu + an2
root / source / origin

Words with 药食同源

药食同源 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 药食同源

药食同源 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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