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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