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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 遠水救不了近火 [ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ; yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
 lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
 a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
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