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死马当活马医【sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī】

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

死马当活马医【sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī】

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

死

HSK 32

含义die; dead; death

拼音sǐ

马

HSK 1

含义horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

拼音mǎ

当

HSK 2

含义bear, accept, undertake; just

拼音dāng

活

HSK 22

含义live, exist, survive; lively

拼音huó

医

HSK 1

含义cure, heal; doctor, medical

拼音yī