头痛医头,脚痛医脚

tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

reactive (rather than proactive)

tóu

head

tòng

ache

medical

tóu

head

,

jiǎo

foot

tòng

ache

medical

jiǎo

foot