an unfavorable prognosis with a half possibility of death

an unfavorable prognosis with a half possibility of death

Half life and half death, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à ns à B à NSH à ng, meaning meaningless, lifeless life. It comes from seven hair by Mei Cheng of Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is totally wrong that people or things are not alive, but only half dead and half alive. Because he hung up the signboard of life, but in fact, it led people to death! "

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: half dead and half alive

The origin of Idioms

Mei Cheng's Qifa in Han Dynasty: "the tung tree of Longmen is a hundred feet high without branches Its roots are half dead and half alive. "

Idiom explanation

Not all dead, metaphor meaningless, lifeless life.