遠水不救近火

Chinese

		far; distant; remote	water; river	not; no	to save; to assist; to rescue	near; close (to); approximately	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (遠水不救近火)		遠	水	不	救	近	火
simp. (远水不救近火)		远	水	不	救	近	火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ seoi² bat¹ gau³ gan⁶ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ [Phonetic: yuánshuǐbújiùjìnhuǒ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanshoeibujiowjinnhuuo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuǎnshuěibùjiòujìnhuǒ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ seoi² bat¹ gau³ gan⁶ fo²
  - Yale: yúhn séui bāt gau gahn fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ soey² bat⁷ gau³ gan⁶ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ sêu² bed¹ geo³ gen⁶ fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³ kɐn²² fɔː³⁵/

Proverb

遠水不救近火

A slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency.

Synonyms

遠水救不了近火／远水救不了近火 (yuǎnshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ)
緩不濟急／缓不济急

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