無可救藥

See also: 无可救药

Chinese

		not have	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to save; to assist; to rescue	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (無可救藥)		無	可	救	藥
simp. (无可救药)		无	可	救	药
variant forms		無藥可救／无药可救
Literally: “there is no medicine that can save”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúkějiùyào

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ho² gau³ joek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúkějiùyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wukeejiowyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ ho² gau³ joek⁶
  - Yale: mòuh hó gau yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ho² gau³ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ho² geo³ yêg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³³ jœ̽ːk̚²/

Idiom

無可救藥

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

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