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救急不救穷

jiù jí bù jiù qióngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c719156b1cf373c3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

救急不救窮 救急不救穷 [jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2] /help the starving but not the poor (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 救急不救窮

  • 救
    jiù

    to save / to assist / to rescue

  • 急
    jí

    urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 救
    jiù

    to save / to assist / to rescue

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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