死马当活马医

Traditional: 死馬當活馬醫

sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī

Dictionary entry

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)

What does 死马当活马医 mean?

死马当活马医 (sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)

2fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

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死sǐto die · impassable 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)活huóto live · alive 医yīmedical · medicine

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死马当活马医

sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī

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