"Fig. urgent need" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 远水不解近渴 | yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě | lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs |  |
| 远水不解近渴 | yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě | lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs | |