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病急亂投醫

简病急乱投医 · 繁病急亂投醫

Mandarin · pinyin bìng jí luàn tóu yī

lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
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投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
醫: Look up this written character
乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical

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4–2–4–2–1 · bing4 ji2 luan4 tou2 yi1

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beng6 gap1 lyun6 tau4 ji1

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(idiomatic) to turn to anyone for help or try anything in a desperate plight

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