| 释义 |
远水不救近火 | yuǎn shuǐ bú jiù jìn huǒ | Distant water cannot save (put out) a near fire. (literal) • Almost too late to do anything. • Water afar off quenches not fire. [反义] 近水楼台先得月 The parson always christens his own child first. [源] 韩非子·说林上：“失火而取水于海，海水虽多，火必不灭矣，远水不救近火也。” |