雪中送炭
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Chinese[edit]
snow | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send |
charcoal | ||
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trad. (雪中送炭) | 雪 | 中 | 送 | 炭 | |
simp. #(雪中送炭) | 雪 | 中 | 送 | 炭 | |
Literally: “to deliver coal to someone on a snowy day”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
雪中送炭
- to help someone in their hour of need
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