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无病自灸

wú bìng zì jiǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill / to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c9a3842ef1c1294d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

無病自灸 无病自灸 [wu2 bing4 zi4 jiu3] /lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action/

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Other forms in these source records: 無病自灸

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 病
    bìng

    illness / CL:場|场[cháng] / disease / to fall ill / defect

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 灸
    jiǔ

    moxibustion (TCM)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.