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    3. 病膏肓に入る

    病膏肓に入る

    病やまい膏こう肓こうに​入いる​

    to become seriously ill

    NTVerbMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab37 strokes

    やまいこうこうにいるやまいこうもうにいる

    Verb

    1.
    to become seriously ill, to catch an incurable illness
    2.
    to become a slave of a habit

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    Characters that make up this word

    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
    Kanji
    膏
    あぶら…(1)
    fat・grease・lard・paste・ointment…(1)
    Kanji
    肓
    interior region of the body too deep to be reached by acupuncture
    Kanji
    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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