Chinese idioms like 「病染膏肓」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「病染膏肓」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
It is a metaphor for things being at a point where they cannot be salvaged. Same as “terminally ill”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bìng rǎn gāo huāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
beng6 yim5 gou1 fong1
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