从井救人
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
verbidiom
Traditional: 從井救人
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- (verb, idiom) to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
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Related Words
一回生二回熟(yī huí shēng èr huí shú)· unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→合群(hé qún)· to fit in
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