yuǎn​shuǐ​jiě​bù​liǎo​jìn​kě

distant water cannot quench local thirst

  1. yuǎn adjective
    far
    far away in space or time; distant; remote
  2. water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  3. to relieve
    to relieve; to dispel; to remove or dismiss a feeling, physical state, or obligation
  4. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  5. liǎo particle
    [possibility]
    Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and de or to indicate whether an action is possible.
  6. jìn adjective
    near
    near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent
  7. adjective
    thirsty
    to be thirsty; having a dry mouth and wanting to drink water