不可救藥
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See also: 不可救药
Chinese[edit]
cannot; should not; must not | to rescue; to remedy; to cure | ||
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trad. (不可救藥) | 不可 | 救藥 | |
simp. (不可救药) | 不可 | 救药 |
Etymology[edit]
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 254 (《詩經·大雅·板》):
- 多將熇熇,不可救藥。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Duō jiāng hèhè, bùkě jiùyào. [Pinyin]
- But the troubles will multiply like flames, till they are beyond help or remedy.
多将熇熇,不可救药。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
不可救藥
- incurable; cureless; beyond cure
- (figurative) hopeless; beyond help; incorrigible
- 2023, “小林不動產”, 梁嘉茵 [Serrini] (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)[1]performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 不可救藥 (“incurable; beyond cure; beyond help”) [map]
- 病入膏肓 (bìngrùgāohuāng)
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