be incurably sick
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì NgR ù g ǔ Su ǐ, which means the disease is in the bone. It describes a serious illness that cannot be cured. It also means that the situation is serious and can not be saved. From Han Feizi Yu Lao.
The origin of Idioms
Han Feizi Yu Lao: "the disease lies in the skin, the needle and the stone; in the stomach, the fire; in the bone marrow, the destiny. Now in the bone marrow, I have no invitation. "
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used of things or people.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: terminally ill antonym: get rid of the disease
be incurably sick
wait till the yellow river runs clear water - sì hé zhī qīng
talk of everything under the sun - tán tiān shuō dì
well-known mountains and rivers - míng shān dà chuān
face others with frowning brows and angry eyes - héng méi nù shì
brave all possible difficulties - dǎo huǒ fù tāng