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病入膏肓 (beng6 jap6 gou1 fong1) — the disease has attacked the vitals - beyond cure in Cantonese

bengˍ₆病japˍ₆入gouˉ¹膏fongˉ¹肓
Mandarin Pinyin: bing4 ru4 gao1 huang1

Meaning of 病入膏肓

nounthe disease has attacked the vitals - beyond cure

Characters in 病入膏肓

病beng6
defect; fault; malady; blame
入jap6
receipts; income
膏gou1
cream; paste; ointment
肓fong1
vital organs; region between the heart and the diaphragm

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