How to say "汤药只能固本 不能根治" (tāng yào zhǐ néng gù běn bù néng gēn zhì) in Chinese dialogue

tāng汤yào药zhǐ只néng能gù固běn本 bù不néng能gēn根zhì治

Medicine can restore his body but can't fix his heart.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
gù固běn本
bù不néng能
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0141:41
dōu bàn gè duō yuè le zěn me hái zhè yàng ？ lìng láng suǒ fàn de shì xīn bìng都半个多月了 怎么还这样？ 令郎所犯的是心病

“It's been over half a month. Why is he still not recovering? The young master's illness lies in the heart.”

LINE 0241:47
PLAYING SCENE
tāng yào zhǐ néng gù běn bù néng gēn zhì汤药只能固本 不能根治

“Medicine can restore his body but can't fix his heart.”

LINE 0342:04
gōng zhǔ nǐ zhōng yú chū lái le gōng zhǔ nǐ shì yào chū qù ma ？公主 你终于出来了 公主 你是要出去吗？

“Your Highness, you finally came out. Are you going out?”

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Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E29
Timestamp41:47
TMDB ID278127 →