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远水不解近渴 (遠水不解近渴)

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

Definition

  1. (lit.) distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
  2. a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

Character Decomposition

远
=
辶
+
元
水
=
亅
+
？
不
=
丆
+
卜
解
=
角
+
刀
+
牛
近
=
辶
+
斤
渴
=
氵
+
曷

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