远水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ distant water cannot quench a nearby fire Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ distant water cannot quench a nearby fire water from a distance cannot put out a fire nearby; used to describe a slow remedy that fails to address an urgent or immediate emergency Frequency Written text 0.061 per million Cross-References Synonym 缓不济急 huǎnbùjìjíSame as 远水不救近火 yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ distant water cannot quench a nearby fire water from a distance cannot put out a fire nearby; used to describe a slow remedy that fails to address an urgent or immediate emergency Frequency Written text 0.061 per million Cross-References Synonym 缓不济急 huǎnbùjìjíSame as 远水不救近火 yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
