緩不濟急
huǎn​bù​jì​jí

too slow to help

  • created sense approved 缓不济急/緩不濟急 · huǎn​bù​jì​jí · too slow to help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缓不济急 / 緩不濟急

    huǎn​bù​jì​jí

    too slow to help

    (idiom) a slow measure cannot meet a pressing need; help that arrives too late to solve an urgent problem

    huǎn​bú​jì​jí

    缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · slow 不济 (literal) → 不济/不濟 · bù​jì · of no help 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · urgent

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