遠水不救近火
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Chinese[edit]
far; distant; remote | water; river | not; no | to save; to assist; to rescue | near; close (to); approximately | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (遠水不救近火) | 遠 | 水 | 不 | 救 | 近 | 火 | |
simp. (远水不救近火) | 远 | 水 | 不 | 救 | 近 | 火 | |
alternative forms | 遠水救不了近火/远水救不了近火 遠水救不得近火/远水救不得近火 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
遠水不救近火
- (figurative) a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency