病入膏肓

bìng rù gāo huāng

Dictionary entry

lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure

What does 病入膏肓 mean?

病入膏肓 (bìng rù gāo huāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure

2the situation is hopeless

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病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 膏gāoointment · paste 肓huāngregion between heart and diaphragm

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病入膏肓

bìng rù gāo huāng

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