遠水救不了近火

Chinese

far; distant; remote water; river to save; to assist; to rescue
 
to be unfinished; to keep going on without end; to be unresolved
to be unfinished; to keep going on without end; to be unresolved; to be unable to
near; close (to); approximately
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (遠水救不了近火) 不了
simp. (远水救不了近火) 不了

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuǎnshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yuǎnshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ [Phonetic: yuánshuǐjiùbùliǎojìnhuǒ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yuǎnshuěijiòubùliǎojìnhuǒ
      • Wade–Giles: yüan3-shui3-chiu4-pu4-liao3-chin4-huo3
      • Yale: ywǎn-shwěi-jyòu-bù-lyǎu-jìn-hwǒ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanshoeijiowbuleaujinnhuoo
      • Palladius: юаньшуйцзюбуляоцзиньхо (juanʹšujczjubuljaoczinʹxo)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

遠水救不了近火

  1. Alternative form of 遠水不救近火远水不救近火 (yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ, a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency)
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