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Chinese
Etymology
From Hanfeizi:
失火而取水於海，海水雖多，火必不滅矣，遠水不救近火也。
失火而取水于海，海水虽多，火必不灭矣，远水不救近火也。 - From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE
- Shīhuǒ ér qǔ shuǐ yú hǎi, hǎishuǐ suī duō, huǒ bì bù miè yǐ, yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ yě.
- Suppose a fire breaks out and we rush to fetch water from the sea. Though the seawater is plentiful, the flames would continue to rage, for distant waters cannot quench a fire close at hand.
Pronunciation
Proverb
遠水不救近火
- (figurative) a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency
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