病笃乱投医
bìng​dǔ​luàn​tóu​yī

to try anything in a desperate situation

  • created reference approved 病笃乱投医/病篤亂投醫 → 病急乱投医/病急亂投醫 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    病笃乱投医 / 病篤亂投醫 bìng​dǔ​luàn​tóu​yī

    病急乱投医 / 病急亂投醫 bìng​jí​luàn​tóu​yī

    see

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  • created sense approved 病笃乱投医/病篤亂投醫 · bìng​dǔ​luàn​tóu​yī · to try anything in a desperate situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    病笃乱投医 / 病篤亂投醫

    bìng​dǔ​luàn​tóu​yī

    to try anything in a desperate situation

    to consult any doctor when critically ill; used to describe a person who is so desperate for a solution that they try anything or seek help from anyone, regardless of how helpful it might be

    病笃 (literal) → 病笃/病篤 · bìng​dǔ · critically ill 乱 (literal) → 乱/亂 · luàn · rashly 投医 (literal) → 投医/投醫 · tóu​yī · to see a doctor

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