救人如救火

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	man; person; people	as (if); such as	to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire
trad. (救人如救火)		救	人	如	救火
simp. #(救人如救火)		救	人	如	救火

Etymology

Literally: aiding a person is like aiding (in putting out a) fire

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ jan⁴ jyu⁴ gau³ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiù rén rú jiùhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòu rén rú jiòuhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴ jên² ju² chiu⁴-huo³
    • Yale: jyòu rén rú jyòu-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow ren ru jiowhuoo
    • Palladius: цзю жэнь жу цзюхо (czju žɛnʹ žu czjuxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau³ jan⁴ jyu⁴ gau³ fo²
    • Yale: gau yàhn yùh gau fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ jan⁴ jy⁴ gau³ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo³ yen⁴ yu⁴ geo³ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ jɐn²¹ jyː²¹ kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/

Idiom

救人如救火

1. said or written by a person who is in desperate need of assistance; help me!!!; help!!!
2. describes a situation in which a person is in desperate need of assistance