死马当活马医

sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

Child Words of 死马当活马医

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

死
sǐ

to die

活
huó

to live

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

马
mǎ

horse

医
yī

medical