病入膏肓

bìng rù gāo huāng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 病入膏肓

入
rù

to enter

病
bìng

illness

肓
huāng

region between heart and diaphragm

膏
gāo

ointment

膏
gào

to moisten