从井救人 — Chinese idiom
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
Traditional: 從井救人
Meaning
- to jump into a well to rescue sb else ; fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
Character by character
- 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit
- 救jiùaid, help; to rescue, to save
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
- 名从主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 从中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng
- 从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú
- 从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng
- 从谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú
- 从长计议 cóng cháng jì yì
- 投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng
- 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié
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