jyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2遠水救不了近火远水救不了近火
Jyutpingjyun5 seoi2 gau3 bat1 liu5 gan6 fo2
Yaleyyúnh séui gau bāt líuh ganh fó

Definition

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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猗
ji1(interj.); praise, Great!; thriving
嚴詞严词
jim4 ci4forceful (criticism etc)
乙酉
jyut3 jau5twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
異戊橡膠异戊橡胶
ji6 mou6 zoeng6 gaau1isoprene rubber
衣原體衣原体
ji1 jyun4 tai2Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
衍變衍变
jin5 bin3to develop
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