无可救药 in English wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) no antidote is possible (idiomatic expression); incurable
  • incorrigible
  • beyond redemption

Simplified Characters

无 可 救 药

Traditional Characters

無 可 救 藥

Pinyin

wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

无wu2not to have 可ke3can 救jiu4variant of 救[jiu4] 药yao4leaf of the iris