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Chinese
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 254 (《詩經·大雅·板》):
多將熇熇，不可救藥。
多将熇熇，不可救药。 - From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Duō jiāng hèhè, bùkě jiùyào.
- But the troubles will multiply like flames, till they are beyond help or remedy.
Pronunciation
Idiom
不可救藥
- incurable; cureless; beyond cure
- (figurative) hopeless; beyond help; incorrigible
2023, “小林不動產”, 梁嘉茵 (lyrics), 林家謙 (music)performed by 林家謙 :
你我不可救藥 越躺躺 以後越高產 咁嘅樣
你我不可救药 越躺躺 以后越高产 咁嘅样 - nei5 ngo5 bat1 ho2 gau3 joek6, jyut6 tong2 tong2, ji5 hau6 jyut6 gou1 caan2, gam2 ge3 joeng6-2
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
不可救藥 (“incurable; beyond cure; beyond help”)