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无可救药

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Pīnyīn
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(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
1041.0
MKU
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *可* | 可* | *可
5画
may, can, -able; possibly
1062.0
MNR
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *救* | 救* | *救
11画
save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
4814.0
IEOK
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *药* | 药* | *药
9画
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
4412
TVMI

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
can't
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
  
  jiù
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *救* | 救* | *救
variant of
  
  jiù
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *救* | 救* | *救
to save / to assist / to rescue
   
   yào
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *药* | 药* | *药
leaf of the iris / variant of 藥|药
   
   yào
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, , / to poison