远水救不了近火
远水救不了近火
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
Traditional: 遠水救不了近火
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- lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
- a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
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Related Words
远水不解近渴(yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě)· lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
→缓不济急(huǎn bù jì jí)· lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
→五常(wǔ cháng)· five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
→五行(wǔ xíng)· five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
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