病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 [－来－－－－－－－－丝]

Jyutping beng6 loi4 jyu4 saan1 dou2 ， beng6 heoi3 jyu4 cau1 si1
Pinyin bìng lái rú shān dǎo ， bìng qù rú chōu sī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Illness strikes like a landslide, recovery is as slow as reeling silk.

病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 [－来－－－－－－－－丝]

Jyutping beng6 loi4 jyu4 saan1 dou2 , beng6 heoi3 jyu4 cau1 si1
Pinyin bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly