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distant water cannot quench local thirst

远水解不了近渴 遠水解不了近渴 yuǎn​shuǐ​jiě​bù​liǎo​jìn​kě
distant water cannot quench local thirst
(proverb) a slow remedy cannot help an urgent need

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