救人如救火

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	man; person; people	as (if); such as	to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire
trad. (救人如救火)		救	人	如	救火
simp. ^#(救人如救火)		救	人	如	救火

Etymology

Literally: aiding a person is like aiding (in putting out a) fire

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ jan⁴ jyu⁴ gau³ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiòu rén rú jiòuhuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: chiu⁴ jên² ju² chiu⁴-huo³
  - Yale: jyòu rén rú jyòu-hwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow ren ru jiowhuoo
  - Palladius: цзю жэнь жу цзюхо (czju žɛnʹ žu czjuxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐu³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ jan⁴ jyu⁴ gau³ fo²
  - Yale: gau yàhn yùh gau fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ jan⁴ jy⁴ gau³ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ yen⁴ yu⁴ geo³ fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ jɐn²¹ jyː²¹ kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/

Idiom

救人如救火

said or written by a person who is in desperate need of assistance; help me!!!; help!!!
describes a situation in which a person is in desperate need of assistance

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