远水救不了近火 (遠水救不了近火)
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
Pinyin

Definition

远水救不了近火 (遠水救不了近火)
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yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
  1. water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
  2. (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
le
  1. 1 (completed action marker)
  2. 2 (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
shàng huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive