[救星, jiù xīng, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ]lit. saving star (cf star of Bethlehem in biblical nativity story); fig. savior (individual or organization); liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor; cf Mao Zedong in north Shaanxi folk song The East is red 東方紅|东方红#31475[Add to Longdo]
[远水救不了近火 / 遠水救不了近火, yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ, ㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ]lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency#129731[Add to Longdo]
[抱薪救火, bào xīn jiù huǒ, ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ]lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (成语 saw); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action#190003[Add to Longdo]
[抗日救亡运动 / 抗日救亡運動, kàng Rì jiù wáng yùn dòng, ㄎㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ]the Save the Nation anti-Japanese protest movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变[Add to Longdo]