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

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• 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

1. (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)