远水救不了近火
Traditional form:
遠水救不了近火
Pinyin (reading):
yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ
Definitions:
- water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
- (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
Characters:
- 远 - distant, remote, far; profound
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 救 - aid, help; to rescue, to save
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
- 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
- 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
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