Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nước xa khôn cứu lửa gần

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Meaning · English

Distant help is useless when there's an urgent problem at hand

Literally: Far water does not save near fire

Examples

Tôi cần giúp đỡ ngay bây giờ, nước xa khôn cứu lửa gầnI need help now, distant help is useless when there's an urgent problem at hand

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Nước xa khôn cứu lửa gần” mean?

Distant help is useless when there's an urgent problem at hand Literally: Far water does not save near fire

Is “Nước xa khôn cứu lửa gần” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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