救人如救火

Chinese
to save; to assist; to rescue man; person; people as (if); such as to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire
simp. and trad.
(救人如救火)		 救 人 如 救火

Etymology

Literally: aiding a person is like aiding (in putting out a) fire

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow ren ru jiowhuuo
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

救人如救火

  1. said or written by a person who is in desparate need of assistance; help me!!!; help!!!
  2. describes a situation in which a person is in desparate need of assistance
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