远水不解近渴遠水不解近渴

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

Meaning

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

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远yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound辶元水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice亅不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一解jiěto explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie角刀牛近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate辶斤渴kěthirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for氵曷