远水不救近火

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 远水不救近火

不
bù

no; not so

救
jiù

to save

水
shuǐ

water

火
huǒ

fire

近
jìn

near

远
yuǎn

far

远
yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)