遠水救不了近火

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Chinese

far; distant; remote water; river to save; to assist; to rescue
to be unfinished; to keep going on without end; to be unresolved
to be unfinished; to keep going on without end; to be unresolved; to be unable to
 
near; close (to); approximately
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (遠水救不了近火) 不了
simp. (远水救不了近火) 不了

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遠水救不了近火

  1. alternative form of 遠水不救近火 / 远水不救近火 (yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ, a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency)