病來如山倒,病去如抽絲 [ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄠˇ , ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄡ ㄙ; bing4 lai2 ru2 shan1 dao3 , bing4 qu4 ru2 chou1 si1] sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly ◄ ►