- lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
- the situation is hopeless
Characters
- 病 (病): illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- 入 (入): to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
- 膏 (膏): ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]
- 肓 (肓): region between heart and diaphragm
Resources
- Wiktionary: 病入膏肓
- MDBG: 病入膏肓
- Examples with 病入膏肓 on Tatoeba
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