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  1. lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis

    trad. 病急亂投醫

Also written 病急亂投醫【bìng jí luàn tóu yī】

Characters in this word

5
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in confusion or disorder, in a confused state of mind, disorder, upheaval, riot, illicit sexual relations, to throw into disorder, to mix up, indiscriminate, random, arbitrary

Pinyin
luàn
Traditional
Strokes
7
Frequency
2618 of 2500
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to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc), to cast (a ballot), to cast (a glance, a shadow etc), to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine), to send (a letter, a manuscript etc), to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide), to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of, (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

Pinyin
tóu
Strokes
7
Frequency
3391 of 2500