遠水不救近火

Chinese

		far; distant; remote	water; river	not; no	to save; to assist; to rescue	near; close (to); approximately	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (遠水不救近火)		遠	水	不	救	近	火
simp. (远水不救近火)		远	水	不	救	近	火
alternative forms		遠水救不了近火／远水救不了近火遠水救不得近火／远水救不得近火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ seoi² bat¹ gau³ gan⁶ fo²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oán súi put kiù kīn hóⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ [Phonetic: yuánshuǐbújiùjìnhuǒ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuǎn shuěi bù jiòu jìn huǒ
  - Wade–Giles: yüan³ shui³ pu⁴ chiu⁴ chin⁴ huo³
  - Yale: ywǎn shwěi bù jyòu jìn hwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuan shoei bu jiow jinn huoo
  - Palladius: юань шуй бу цзю цзинь хо (juanʹ šuj bu czju czinʹ xo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ seoi² bat¹ gau³ gan⁶ fo²
  - Yale: yúhn séui bāt gau gahn fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ soey² bat⁷ gau³ gan⁶ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ sêu² bed¹ geo³ gen⁶ fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³ kɐn²² fɔː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán súi put kiù kīn hóⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uán suí put kiù kīn hónn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oarn suie pud kiux kin hvor
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ kin²²⁻²¹ hɔ̃⁵³/

Proverb

遠水不救近火

(figurative) a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency

Synonyms

遠水不解近渴／远水不解近渴
緩不濟急／缓不济急 (huǎnbùjìjí)

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