ㄊㄡˊtóuㄊㄨㄥˋtòngㄊㄡˊtóuㄐㄧㄠˇjiǎoㄊㄨㄥˋtòngㄐㄧㄠˇjiǎo

  1. 比喻只顧眼前問題不作通盤考慮不從根本解決真正醫師不會頭痛醫頭,腳痛醫腳病源予以診治。」頭疼醫頭,腳疼醫腳」。

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)​, reactive (rather than proactive)​