"死馬當活馬醫" meaning in 漢語

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Proverb

IPA: /sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 死马当活马医 [Simplified-Chinese]
  1. 在絕望的情況下,仍盡力挽救 Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: zh-死馬當活馬醫-zh-proverb-zeBIkupn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 死馬當作活馬醫 [Traditional-Chinese], 死马当作活马医 [Simplified-Chinese]
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話諺語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「死」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「活」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「當」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「醫」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「馬」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語諺語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "死马当活马医",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "在絕望的情況下,仍盡力挽救"
      ],
      "id": "zh-死馬當活馬醫-zh-proverb-zeBIkupn",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐmǎ dàng huómǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐmǎ dàng huómǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "símǎdànghuómǎyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐhmǎ dàng huómǎ yi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ssŭ³-ma³ tang⁴ huo²-ma³ i¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sž-mǎ dàng hwó-mǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syymaa danq hwomaa i"
    },
    {
      "roman": "syma dan xoma i",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сыма дан хома и"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "死馬當作活馬醫"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "死马当作活马医"
    }
  ],
  "word": "死馬當活馬醫"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "官話詞元",
    "官話諺語",
    "帶「死」的漢語詞",
    "帶「活」的漢語詞",
    "帶「當」的漢語詞",
    "帶「醫」的漢語詞",
    "帶「馬」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語詞元",
    "漢語諺語"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "死马当活马医",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "在絕望的情況下,仍盡力挽救"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐmǎ dàng huómǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐmǎ dàng huómǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "símǎdànghuómǎyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sǐhmǎ dàng huómǎ yi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ssŭ³-ma³ tang⁴ huo²-ma³ i¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sž-mǎ dàng hwó-mǎ yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syymaa danq hwomaa i"
    },
    {
      "roman": "syma dan xoma i",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сыма дан хома и"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "死馬當作活馬醫"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "死马当作活马医"
    }
  ],
  "word": "死馬當活馬醫"
}

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