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死马当活马医 (死馬當活馬醫)

sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

死
=
歹
+
匕
马
=
？
+
一
当
=
⺌
+
彐
活
=
氵
+
舌
马
=
匸
+
矢

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