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远水救不了近火

yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ · yuan shui jiu bu liao jin huo

Traditional 遠水救不了近火

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
  2. (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
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