牵萝莫补 — “Unable to mend or remedy”
牵萝莫补 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to mend or remedy”. Beyond repair or salvage; irreparable. Literally, “Pulling vines cannot mend”.
Frequency
牵萝莫补 Pronunciation and Pinyin
牵萝莫补 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 牵萝莫补
事情已经到了这个地步，再想补救也已是牵萝莫补了
Things have reached this stage; any further attempts to remedy will be futile and beyond repair.
Idioms Related to 牵萝莫补
Synonyms of 牵萝莫补
More idioms starting with 牵
- qiān牵yī一fà发ér而dòng动quán全shēn身a small change affects everything
- qiān牵sān三chě扯sì四Involve irrelevant matters
- qiān牵sī丝bān扳téng藤ramble on with irrelevant details
- qiān牵sī丝pān攀téng藤make far-fetched connections
- qiān牵wǔ五guà挂sì四involved in many things simultaneously
- qiān牵hé合fù傅huì会force a connection between unrelated things
- qiān牵hé合fù附huì会twist facts to suit a purpose
- qiān牵yǐn引fù附huì会force a connection or interpretation
- qiān牵qiǎng强fù附huì会force a connection
- qiān牵qiǎng强fù附hé合to give a forced interpretation
- qiān牵xīn心guà挂dù肚deeply worried or concerned
- qiān牵xīn心guà挂cháng肠deeply concerned and anxious
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →Questions about 牵萝莫补
What does 牵萝莫补 mean?
牵萝莫补 (qiān luó mò bǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to mend or remedy”.
How do you pronounce 牵萝莫补?
牵萝莫补 is pronounced qiān luó mò bǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牵萝莫补 literally mean?
Literally, 牵萝莫补 means “Pulling vines cannot mend”. It is used to mean “Unable to mend or remedy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牵萝莫补?
萝：女萝，植物名。指无法弥补。