「遠水不能救近火」
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| Pronunciation： | jyun5 seoi2 bat1 nang4 gau3 gan6 fo2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
遠 far; far away; for a long time 水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water 不 no; negator; not 能 able to; can; able; capable of; energy; ability or function 救 to save; to rescue; to stop; to deter; to change; to improve 近 near; close; a verb read as gan6; recent; current 火 fire; watt; passion |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
late help does not solve imminent problem; literally: distant water cannot put out a nearby fire
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