雪中送炭

Traditional form:

雪中送炭

Pinyin (reading):

xuězhōngsòngtàn

Definitions:

• lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
• fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

Characters:

• 雪 - snow; wipe away shame, avenge
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 送 - to see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give
• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal

Traditional characters:

• 雪 - snow; wipe away shame, avenge
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 送 - to see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give
• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal