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鍼
Hiragana
はり
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
死に馬に鍼をさすことから、手遅れで効果のないことをするたとえ。 / すでに手遅れで、どんな手段を講じても成果が期待できない状況を指す表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
もうだめなものにがんばっても、むだだというたとえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
对无望之事徒劳施救 / 徒劳无益的做法 / 为时已晚的补救
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
無濟於事的補救 / 徒勞無功的作為 / 為時已晚
Korean Meaning
이미 때를 놓쳐 아무런 효과가 없음 / 헛수고나 무익한 처치 / 사후약방문
Vietnamese Meaning
Làm việc khi đã quá muộn, không còn tác dụng. / Nỗ lực vô ích trước sự đã rồi.
Tagalog Meaning
walang saysay na pagsisikap / huli na ang lunas / remedyo na wala nang silbi
Sense（1）
死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり) (shi ni uma ni hari), 死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり)をさす (shi ni uma ni hari o sasu)
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死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり) (shi ni uma ni hari), 死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり)をさす (shi ni uma ni hari o sasu)
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鍼
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Since there is still a chance for him to recover, it's worth trying treatments like a needle to a dying horse.
Since there is still a chance for him to recover, it's worth trying treatments like a needle to a dying horse.
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彼はまだ回復の見込みがあるので、死に馬の鍼のような治療も試してみる価値がある。
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