yuǎn shuǐ jiù bù liǎo jìn huǒ
基本释义
  1. 远距离的水熄灭不了就在附近的火
  2. 比喻缓慢的某种纠正或抵制邪恶的东西不可能应付紧急的性质或状态
英文翻译
  1. a slow remedy cannot meet an urgency
  2. distant water will not quench a fire near-Bible