远水不解近渴

Traditional: 遠水不解近渴

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

Dictionary entry

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need

What does 远水不解近渴 mean?

远水不解近渴 (yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need

2a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

Character breakdown

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远yuǎnfar · distant 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-解Xièsurname Xie 近jìnnear · close to 渴kěthirsty

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