Read Edit View history 远水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ distant water cannot quench a nearby fire Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 远水救不了近火/遠水救不了近火 → 缓不济急/緩不濟急 Edit Delete same_as 远水救不了近火/遠水救不了近火 → 远水不救近火/遠水不救近火 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete