- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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死马当活马医
死马当活马医
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
- 。
We can only try treating a dead horse as if it were alive in this desperate situation.
- 貳动verb
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
- 。
We can only try everything we can in this desperate situation.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.
死马当活马医
Traditional死馬當活馬醫
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
- 。
We can only try treating a dead horse as if it were alive in this desperate situation.
- 貳动verb
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
- 。
We can only try everything we can in this desperate situation.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.
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