远水不救近火 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 远水不救近火

远水不救近火 (遠水不救近火)

Definition see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]

Idiom The water in the distance cannot save the fire nearby / A slow analogy cannot save anxiousness

Usage

中文释义比喻缓慢的救助不能解决眼前的急难。

Characters 远 (遠) yuǎn 水 shuǐ 不 bù/bú 救 jiù 近 jìn 火 huǒ

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