Far water does not know near thirst(yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě)

Far water does not know near thirst

The water in the distance can't solve the problem of thirst immediately. The slow way can't save the urgent.

Relevant information

[idiom] Yuanshui doesn't understand Jinke [Pinyin] Yu ǎ nshu ǐ B ù Ji ě J ì NK ě [usage] as object, attributive and clause; it refers to the time of delay [structure] complex sentence style [time] ancient times [lantern riddle] Mangshan to see the Yellow River [Xiehouyu] standing in Qinling to see the Weihe River [English] the aidis too slow to be helpful [similar words] Yuanjing doesn't understand Jinke [opposite words] send charcoal in the snow [homonym words] He is reluctant to part with others, reluctant to part with others, reluctant to part with others, burning the house in saijing, fighting with the dragon in the wild, changing the field in Hirayama, the initiator, blaming the sages, being hard to part with the good fortune, and giving up with the late clouds

The origin of Idioms

Han Feizi said in shuolingshang: "if there is a fire and water is taken from the sea, although there is a lot of sea water, the fire will not be extinguished. If the water is far away, the fire will not be extinguished."

Story link

During the Warring States period, Chuang Tzu saw a lively crucian carp in the ruts on his way out for help. The crucian carp asked Chuang Tzu to find a liter of water to save his life. Chuang Tzu said that the state of Wu and the state of Yue were going. He brought a lot of water to save him when he passed the Jinjiang River. The crucian carp was in a hurry. It was just far water but not near water. When the Jinjiang river came, it had become dry.

Source text

1. Chunyu was a businessman, and he didn't want to go to school because he didn't know how to get thirsty. Chapter 8 of Li Lvyuan's Qiludeng in Qing Dynasty? Of course, it should be cultivated in our factory, but the water is far away, but the thirst is near; the external transfer of personnel can solve the urgent need, but due to various conditions, it is not a small effort and little progress.

Chinese PinYin : yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě