死馬當活馬醫
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Chinese[edit]
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
horse; surname | to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship |
horse; surname | medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat | ||
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trad. (死馬當活馬醫) | 死 | 馬 | 當 | 活 | 馬 | 醫 | |
simp. (死马当活马医) | 死 | 马 | 当 | 活 | 马 | 医 | |
Literally: “to medically treat a dead horse as a living horse”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
死馬當活馬醫
- to keep trying everything in a desperate situation; to resort to desperate measures in desperate times