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济危扶困

jì wēi fú kùndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
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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-d6811756b9248441. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

濟危扶困 济危扶困 [ji4 wei1 fu2 kun4] /to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 濟危扶困

  • 济
    jǐ

    used in 濟濟|济济[jǐ jǐ]

    jì

    to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help

    Jǐ

    used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Jǐ Shuǐ] / surname Ji

  • 危
    wēi

    danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wéi]

    Wēi

    surname Wei

  • 扶
    fú

    to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help

  • 困
    kùn

    to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute / sleepy / tired

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.