死马当作活马医

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 死马当作活马医 – see 死馬當作活馬醫 (“to treat/cure a dead horse as if it were alive; to make a forlorn effort to rescue a hopeless situation; to make a Hail Mary pass”). (This term is the simplified form of 死馬當作活馬醫).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.