Qǐng yī, xū qǐng liáng; chuán yào, xū chuán fāng.

請醫須請良, 傳藥須傳方。

Lit [When you] need a doctor, get a good one, [when you] need medicine, get the prescription [for it as well so you'll be able to get more of it later].

Fig Don't just do or study things by rote, but learn the principles or reasons behind them.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Jīn Píng Méi (JPM), chap. 49.]

Topics DOCTORS JPM LEARNING MEDICINE MEMORIZATION PRINCIPLES rhyme ROTE_LEARNING