<p>Haven't read the story for more context, but I would read it like this:</p>

<p>我该说的都说了。<br>
I've said all I can say.</p>

<p>有病不怕，<br>
Don't worry if you get sick,</p>

<p>只怕有病说没病，<br>
just worry if you get sick but pretend you are not sick,</p>

<p>不肯让大夫治疗。<br>
(and therefore) you don't let the quack treat you.</p>

<p>Boom, shortly after, clogs popped!</p>

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2020-04-16T22:32:14.843Z
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Pedroski
<p>"有病不怕" does not mean "(If you) are not afraid of having a disease". It means "being sick is not to be feared".</p>

<p>In "只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗", everything after "只怕" is together.</p>

<p>"不怕A，只怕B" means "A is not to be feared/not the real problem, B is".</p>

<p>In this sentence, A is "有病" = "being sick", B is "有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗" = "pretending to be not sick and refusing to see doctor".</p>

<p>The whole sentence together means "I said everything I had to say. Being sick is not the end of the world, but you have to face it and let the doctor treat you."</p>

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2020-04-16T21:00:51.620Z
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NS.X.
<blockquote>
  <p>只怕有病说没病</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The only scary thing is being sick and saying you’re well.</p>

<p>——</p>

<ul>
<li>只怕 = only fear</li>
<li>有病 = ill </li>
<li>说 = say</li>
<li>没病 = not sick</li>
</ul>

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2020-04-16T20:21:24.613Z
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Mou某
<p>I will translate 我该说的都说了。有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。 to I have told everything that I need to tell. Having a disease is not horrible. It is afraid that you telling you are not sick when you are sick and not willing to get treatment from doctor.</p>

<p>Here 有病不怕 is used to contrast with 有病说没病.</p>

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2020-04-18T12:22:08.527Z
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000
<p>I'm reading a text on New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (讳疾忌医). 扁鹊 is trying to convince a king to treat his disease, but he doesn't listen, until it's too late. And there's this sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我该说的都说了。有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I can understand most of it as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I said everything I had to say. (If you) are not afraid of having a disease, 只怕有病说没病, not willing to let the doctor treat it.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's not making any sense at all.</p>

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Help understanding 有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。
# Help understanding 有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-16)

I'm reading a text on New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (讳疾忌医). 扁鹊 is trying to convince a king to treat his disease, but he doesn't listen, until it's too late. And there's this sentence:

> 我该说的都说了。有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。

I can understand most of it as:

> I said everything I had to say. (If you) are not afraid of having a disease, 只怕有病说没病, not willing to let the doctor treat it.

It's not making any sense at all.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Haven't read the story for more context, but I would read it like this:

我该说的都说了。  
I've said all I can say.

有病不怕，  
Don't worry if you get sick,

只怕有病说没病，  
just worry if you get sick but pretend you are not sick,

不肯让大夫治疗。  
(and therefore) you don't let the quack treat you.

Boom, shortly after, clogs popped!


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-16. Score: 1

"有病不怕" does not mean "(If you) are not afraid of having a disease". It means "being sick is not to be feared".

In "只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗", everything after "只怕" is together.

"不怕A，只怕B" means "A is not to be feared/not the real problem, B is".

In this sentence, A is "有病" = "being sick", B is "有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗" = "pretending to be not sick and refusing to see doctor".

The whole sentence together means "I said everything I had to say. Being sick is not the end of the world, but you have to face it and let the doctor treat you."


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-04-16. Score: 1

> 只怕有病说没病

The only scary thing is being sick and saying you’re well.

——

* 只怕 = only fear
* 有病 = ill
* 说 = say
* 没病 = not sick


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-04-18. Score: 0

I will translate 我该说的都说了。有病不怕，只怕有病说没病，不肯让大夫治疗。 to I have told everything that I need to tell. Having a disease is not horrible. It is afraid that you telling you are not sick when you are sick and not willing to get treatment from doctor.

Here 有病不怕 is used to contrast with 有病说没病.


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