遠水不能救近火 [远－－－－－－]

Jyutping jyun5 seoi2 bat1 nang4 gau3 gan6 fo2
Pinyin yuǎn shuǐ bù néng jiù jìn huǒ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    遇上​火燭​，​走​去​好​遠​嘅​地方​攞​水​嚟​救火​，​就​好​難​趕得切​，​到​時​火勢​大​咗​，​燒得仲旺​，​仲難​救​；​比喻​慢​嘅​辦​法​唔​能​夠​解​決​危急​嘅​困境
    late help does not solve imminent problem; literally: distant water cannot put out a nearby fire