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死馬當活馬醫

sǐmǎdànghuómǎyī

ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ

Simplified 死马当活马医

  1. 1lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

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