病 入 膏 肓

bìng rù gāo huāngdictionary entry

lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless

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Original source entry:

病入膏肓 病入膏肓 [bing4 ru4 gao1 huang1] /lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure/the situation is hopeless/

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