created reference approved 远水救不了近火/遠水救不了近火 → 缓不济急/緩不濟急 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
远水救不了近火 / 遠水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ
缓不济急 / 緩不濟急 huǎnbùjìjí
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created reference approved 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 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
远水救不了近火 / 遠水救不了近火 yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ
远水不救近火 / 遠水不救近火 yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 远水救不了近火/遠水救不了近火 · yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ · distant water cannot quench a nearby fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to stop 不了 (literal) → 不了 · bùliǎo · unable to 近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · near 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
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