cóng​jǐng​jiù​rén

to harm oneself to no avail

Senses

从井救人/ 從井救人 cóng​jǐng​jiù​rén to harm oneself to no avail

(idiom) to jump into a well to save someone; figuratively, to do something foolish that harms oneself without benefiting others, or to try to do good in a wrong-headed way

从井救人/ 從井救人 cóng​jǐng​jiù​rén to risk one's life to help others

(idiom) to risk or sacrifice one's own life to rescue someone else

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