灵丹妙药 (líng dān miào yào) — panacea, miraculous cure-all, magic solution
Definition
A chengyu literally meaning 'magic elixir and wonder drug', used figuratively for a perfect fix to any problem. Almost always appears in negative sentences — 世上没有灵丹妙药 — to say no one-size-fits-all solution exists.
idiom
panaceamiraculous cure-allmagic solution
Examples
- 灵丹妙药。Shì shàng méi yǒu jiě jué suǒ yǒu wèn tí de líng dān miào yào.There is no panacea in the world that solves all problems.
- 灵丹妙药，。Chéng gōng méi yǒu líng dān miào yào, zhǐ yǒu bú duàn nǔ lì.There is no magic formula for success — only continuous hard work.
- 灵丹妙药。Bié zhǐ wàng yǒu shén me líng dān miào yào néng mǎ shàng gǎi biàn xiàn zhuàng.Don't expect any miraculous cure to change the situation overnight.
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