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遠水救不了近火 (远水救不了近火)

yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

Definition

  1. (lit.) water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
  2. a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

Character Decomposition

遠
=
辶
+
袁
水
=
亅
+
？
救
=
求
+
攵
不
=
丆
+
卜
了
=
乛
+
亅
近
=
辶
+
斤
火
=
人
+
？

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