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無藥可救

简无药可救 · 繁無藥可救

Mandarin · pinyin wú yào kě jiù

see 無可救藥 wú kě jiù yào

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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2–4–3–4 · wu2 yao4 ke3 jiu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 joek6 ho2 gau3

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phrase

(idiomatic) utterly hopeless; unable to be saved (helped); beyond the point of help

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