病入骨髓 — “The illness has reached the bone marrow”
病入骨髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the illness has reached the bone marrow”. (fig.) to be seriously ill and beyond cure; a situation is critical and beyond remedy, deeply entrenched and hard to change. Literally, “illness enters bone marrow”.
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- bìng病rù入gǔ骨suí隨deeply entrenched and irremediable problem
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- bìng病qù去rú如chōu抽sī丝recover quickly and thoroughly from illness
- bìng病guó国yāng殃mín民harm the nation and its people
- bìng病zài在gāo膏huāng肓beyond repair or help
- bìng病jí急luàn乱tóu投yī医desperate, try anything
- bìng病jí急luàn乱qiú求yī医desperate people do desperate things
- bìng病rǎn染gāo膏huāng肓beyond remedy or cure
- bìng病mín民hài害guó国harm the people and damage the country
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What does 病入骨髓 mean?
病入骨髓 (bìng rù gǔ suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the illness has reached the bone marrow”.
How do you pronounce 病入骨髓?
病入骨髓 is pronounced bìng rù gǔ suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 病入骨髓 literally mean?
Literally, 病入骨髓 means “illness enters bone marrow”. It is used to mean “the illness has reached the bone marrow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 病入骨髓?
病到骨头里。形容病势严重，无法医治。也比喻事态严重，无法挽救。