Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bịnh quỉ đã có thuốc tiên

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

For a demon's illness, a fairy's medicine — extraordinary ailments summon extraordinary cures.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bệnh lạ cần thuốc đặc biệt

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Literally: demon sickness has its fairy drug

Examples

Bịnh quỉ đã có thuốc tiên.A demon's disease meets a fairy's cure.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “bịnh quỉ đã có thuốc tiên” mean?

For a demon's illness, a fairy's medicine — extraordinary ailments summon extraordinary cures. Literally: demon sickness has its fairy drug

Is “bịnh quỉ đã có thuốc tiên” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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