雪里送炭
xuě​lǐ​sòng​tàn

to provide timely help

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

    雪里送炭 / 雪裡送炭 xuě​lǐ​sòng​tàn

    雪中送炭 xuě​zhōng​sòng​tàn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 雪里送炭/雪裡送炭 · xuě​lǐ​sòng​tàn · to provide timely help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪里送炭 / 雪裡送炭

    xuě​lǐ​sòng​tàn

    to provide timely help

    (idiom) to send charcoal in the snow; to provide help exactly when someone needs it most

    雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 送 (literal) → 送 · sòng · to deliver 炭 (literal) → 炭 · tàn · charcoal

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

    created sense