雪中送炭
xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn

to provide timely help

  • created reference approved 雪中送炭 → 雪里送炭/雪裡送炭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪中送炭 xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn

    雪里送炭 / 雪裡送炭 xuě​lǐ​sòng​tàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 雪中送炭 → 锦上添花/錦上添花 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪中送炭 xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn

    锦上添花 / 錦上添花 jǐn​shàng​tiān​huā

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 雪中送炭 · xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn · to provide timely help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪中送炭

    xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn

    to provide timely help

    literally meaning to send charcoal in snowy weather; providing help in someone's hour of need or most difficult moment

    雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 送 (literal) → 送 · sòng · to give 炭 (literal) → 炭 · tàn · charcoal

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense