an unfavorable prognosis with a half possibility of death
Half life and half death, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à ns à B à NSH à ng, meaning meaningless, lifeless life. It comes from seven hair by Mei Cheng of Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It is totally wrong that people or things are not alive, but only half dead and half alive. Because he hung up the signboard of life, but in fact, it led people to death! "
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: half dead and half alive
The origin of Idioms
Mei Cheng's Qifa in Han Dynasty: "the tung tree of Longmen is a hundred feet high without branches Its roots are half dead and half alive. "
Idiom explanation
Not all dead, metaphor meaningless, lifeless life.
Chinese PinYin : bàn sǐ bàn shēng
an unfavorable prognosis with a half possibility of death
on every stick of wheat are growing two ears. mài xiù liǎng qí
Three fold humerus is a good doctor. sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī