| 药石无灵 |
yào shí wú líng |
(idiom) (of a sick person or disease) to be incurable |
| 药 |
yào |
leaf of the iris / variant of 药 |
| 药 |
yào |
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:种,服,味 / to poison |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 灵 |
líng |
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin |