Vietnamese

có bệnh thì vái tứ phương

IPA（発音記号）

[kɔ˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tʰi˨˩ vaːj˧˦ tɨ˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]

フレーズ

直訳 比喩的用法

病気のときには四方八方に祈るものだ / 困ったときには、出どころを問わずあらゆる手段・助けを求めるべきだ

英語の意味

(literally) if you're ill, bow to all four directions / (figurative) if you're ill, seek the cure from every source imaginable, eastern, western or otherwise

Anh ta tin 'có bệnh thì vái tứ phương', nên đã đến gặp nhiều thầy thuốc và thử mọi phương pháp điều trị.

彼は「病気になったらあらゆるところに助けを求めるべきだ」と信じていたので、多くの医者に相談し、様々な治療法を試した。

He believed that 'if you're sick, you should appeal for help from every direction,' so he consulted many doctors and tried various treatments.