Definitions

1. 1. lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom)
2. 2. fig. beyond cure
3. 3. the situation is hopeless
4. 4. terminally ill

Components

• 病 bìng – illness
• 入 rù – to enter
• 膏 gāo – ointment
• 肓 huāng – region between heart and diaphragm