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救急不救窮

简 救急不救穷 · 繁 救急不救窮
Mandarin · pinyin jiù jí bù jiù qióng

Meanings

  1. help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
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救
jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
急
jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
窮
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穷
qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
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4–2–4–4–2 · jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau3 gap1 bat1 gau3 kung4

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gau3 gap1 bat1 gau3 kung4

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救急不救窮 · jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 50,684
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Exact source record救急不救窮 救急不救穷 [jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2] /help the starving but not the poor (idiom)/