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遠水救不了近火 (jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

遠水救不了近火 (jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2, yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ) — 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

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 遠交近攻 (jyun5 gaau1 gan6 gung1) — to associate with the distant countries and attack the near ones
• 遠山 (jyun5 saan1) — distant mountains
• 遠東地區 (jyun5 dung1 dei6 keoi1) — far east region
• 遠東經濟評論 (jyun5 dung1 ging1 zai3 ping4 leon6) — Far Eastern Economic Review
• 遠洋運輸 (jyun5 joeng4 wan6 syu1) — COSCO(China Ocean Shipping Company); ocean transportation
• 遠方 (jyun5 fong1) — In far distance

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