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远水不救近火
Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
远水救不了近火 (遠水救不了近火) yuǎn​shuǐ​jiù​bu​liǎo​jìn​huǒ
slow remedy
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

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