不治之症 bù zhì zhī zhèng incurable disease

Explanation

指无法治愈的疾病，也比喻无法挽救的困境或危局。

Refers to an incurable disease, and metaphorically, an insurmountable predicament or crisis.

Origin Story

从前，在一个偏远的小山村里，住着一位年迈的郎中。他医术精湛，远近闻名，然而，有一天，村里来了一个患有怪病的年轻人。年轻人浑身无力，脸色苍白，郎中诊治多日，却束手无策。他翻阅了大量的医书，尝试了各种药方，却始终不见好转。郎中叹了口气，无奈地说："此乃不治之症，恐怕……"年轻人听后，心如死灰，但他并没有放弃希望。他四处求医，但得到的答案却都是一样的。最终，年轻人抱着遗憾离开了人世。他的离世，让郎中深感痛心，也让他更加明白了医学的局限性。从此以后，郎中更加谨慎地对待每一个病人，并将更多的时间用于研读医书和研究新的治疗方法。

cong qian,zai yige pianyuan de xiaoshan cunli,zhu zhe yiwei nianmai de langzhong.ta yishu jingzhan,yuanjin wenming,ran er, you yitian,cunli lai le yige huan you guai bing de qingnianren.qingnianren hun shen wu li, lian se cangbai,langzhong zhenzhi duo ri,que shushou wuce.ta fanyue le da liang de yishu, changshi le ge zhong yaofang,que shizhong bujian haozhuan.langzhong tan le kou qi,wunai de shuo:"ci nai buzhi zhi zheng,kongpa…"qingnianren ting hou,xin ru si hui,dan ta bing meiyou fangqi xiwang.ta sichu qiu yi,dan dedao de da an que dou shi yiyangde.zhongyu,qingnianren baozhe yihan likai le ren shi.ta de lishi,rang langzhong shengen tongxin,ye rang ta gengjia mingbai le yixue de ju xianxing.cong ci yi hou,langzhong gengjia jinshen di duidai mei ge bingren,bing jiang geng duo de shijian yongyu yandushu he yanjiu xin de zhiliaofangfa.

Once upon a time, in a remote mountain village, lived an elderly physician. He was renowned for his superb medical skills, but one day, a young man with a strange illness came to the village. The young man was weak, pale, and the physician, despite treating him for many days, was at a loss. He consulted numerous medical texts and tried various prescriptions, yet there was no improvement. Sighing, the physician helplessly said, "This is an incurable disease, I fear…" The young man, upon hearing this, was heartbroken, but he did not give up hope. He sought medical attention everywhere, but the answers he received were always the same. Eventually, the young man passed away with regret. His death deeply saddened the physician, and made him understand more clearly the limitations of medicine. From that day on, the physician became even more cautious in his treatment of each patient, dedicating more time to studying medical texts and researching new treatment methods.

Usage

多用于形容病情严重，无法治愈；也可比喻事情到了不可挽回的地步。

duo yongyu xingrong bingqing yanzhong,wufa zhiyu;ye keyi biyu shiqing daole buke wanhuide di bu.

Often used to describe the seriousness of an illness that cannot be cured; can also be used metaphorically when things have reached a point of no return.

Examples

• 这种病是医学上的不治之症，目前没有任何有效的治疗方法。

  zhe zhong bing shi yixue shang de buzhi zhi zheng,muqian meiyou renhe youxiao de zhiliaofangfa.

  This disease is an incurable disease in medicine, and there is currently no effective treatment.

• 这场危机，如同不治之症，严重威胁着国家的稳定和发展。

  zhe chang wei ji, ru tong buzhi zhi zheng, yanzhong weixie zhe guojia de wending he fazhan

  This crisis, like an incurable disease, seriously threatens the stability and development of the country.

Related Idioms

• 绝症

• 顽疾

Opposite Idioms

• 药到病除

• 立竿见影