远水不救近火

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

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1. see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]

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Child Words of 远水不救近火

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 救 救 jiù: to save
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 近 近 jìn: near
• 远 远 yuǎn: far
• 远 远 yuàn: to distance oneself from (classical)