Cứu nhân như cứu hoả
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Meaning · English
To rescue people from a bad situation quickly
Literally: save people like save fire
Examples
Khi thấy bạn đang gặp khó khăn, tôi đã giúp bạn như câu nói cứu nhân như cứu hoảWhen I saw you were in trouble, I helped you like the saying save people like save fire
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Cứu nhân như cứu hoả” mean?
To rescue people from a bad situation quickly Literally: save people like save fire
Is “Cứu nhân như cứu hoả” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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