不可救藥

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Chinese

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cannot; should not; must not to rescue; to remedy; to cure
trad. (不可救藥) 不可 救藥
simp. (不可救药) 不可 救药

Etymology

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From the Classic of Poetry, poem 254 (《詩經·大雅·板》):

不可救藥 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
不可救药 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Duō jiāng hèhè, bùkě jiùyào. [Pinyin]
But the troubles will multiply like flames, till they are beyond help or remedy.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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不可救藥

  1. incurable; cureless; beyond cure
  2. (figurative) hopeless; beyond help; incorrigible

Synonyms

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