Meaning of 病入膏肓
病入膏肓 means the disease has reached the vital organs; beyond cure; the situation is so bad it cannot be salvaged; beyond recovery. Pronounced bìng rù gāo huāng.
- the disease has reached the vital organs; beyond cure
- the situation is so bad it cannot be salvaged; beyond recovery
Definitions & Examples
Yī医
shēng生
zhěn诊
duàn断
hòu后
，
tàn叹
xī息
dào道
，
zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
yǐ已
shì是
bìng病
rù入
gāo膏
huāng肓
，
wú无
yào药
kě可
jiù救
le了
。
After diagnosis, the doctor sighed, saying this patient was beyond cure and no medicine could save him.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
xǔ许
duō多
jí疾
bìng病
yī一
dàn旦
bìng病
rù入
gāo膏
huāng肓
，
jiù就
děng等
tóng同
yú于
xuān宣
pàn判
le了
sǐ死
xíng刑
。
In ancient times, once many diseases progressed to an incurable stage, it was equivalent to a death sentence.
Tā他
huàn患
shàng上
de的
shì是
jué绝
zhèng症
，
fā发
xiàn现
shí时
yǐ已
bìng病
rù入
gāo膏
huāng肓
。
He suffers from a terminal illness, which was found to be beyond cure at the time of discovery.