死馬當活馬醫 — si3 ma3 dang4 huo2 ma3 yi1 — Chinese Dictionary

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死

馬

當

活

馬

醫

死

馬

當

活

馬

醫

Definitions6 characters

si³ ma³ dang⁴ huo² ma³ yi¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

死

馬

當

活

馬

醫

As word

1

si³

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

2

ma³

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

3

dang⁴

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

4

huo²

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

5

ma³

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

6

yi¹

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