藥ㄧㄠˋyào食ㄕˊshí同ㄊㄨㄥˊtóng源ㄩㄢˊyuán

  1. 一種養生方法。為中國人獨有的特殊觀念。即利用各種食物來調養生理機能，使氣血順暢，疾病不生。如夏季的涼補，冬季的溫補。

英lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)​, fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine