遠水救不了近火

Chinese
far; distant; remote water; river to save; to assist; to rescue not; no
 
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
 near; close (to); approximately
 
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (遠水救不了近火) 遠 水 救 不 了 近 火
simp. (远水救不了近火) 远 水 救 不 了 近 火
Literally: “Distant water cannot help distinguish a nearby fire.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuǎnshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yuǎnshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ [Phonetic: yuánshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanshoeijiowbuleaujinnhuuo
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yuǎnshuěijiòubùliǎojìnhuǒ
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ljɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

遠水救不了近火

  1. A slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency.

Synonyms
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