English Original
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jing of the state of Jin fell ill. One night, he dreamed that his disease had transformed into two small figures talking beside him. One said, "I'm afraid the doctor will harm us." The other replied, "Don't worry. We can hide above huang and below gao. Then the doctor will be able to do nothing to us."
The next day, after examining the duke, the doctor said, "Your disease is incurable, I am afraid, Your Majesty. It's above huang and below gao, where no medicine can reach."
This idiom indicates a hopeless or terminal condition.
中文翻译
春秋时期，晋国的景公生病了。一天晚上，他梦见自己的疾病变成了两个小人在他身旁交谈。一个说：“我担心医生会伤害我们。”另一个回答：“别担心。我们可以藏在‘肓’之上、‘膏’之下。那样医生就拿我们没办法了。”
第二天，医生为景公诊断后说：“陛下，您的病恐怕是无药可救了。病在‘肓’之上、‘膏’之下，药力无法到达。”
这个成语用来形容病情或事态严重到无法挽救的地步。