bìng​rù​gāo​huāng

terminally ill

  1. to fall ill
    to fall sick; to be ill; to suffer from a disease
  2. verb
    to reach
    (of time or state) to reach or enter
  3. vital organs
    the area between the heart and the diaphragm, traditionally considered unreachable by medicine; also used to describe a terminal illness or deep-seated trouble when used in the phrase 病入膏肓 bìng​rù​gāo​huāng