雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
set phrase
to provide help when it is most needed
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Literally, to send coal during snow
Contained in
- 锦上添花天下有 雪中送炭世间少(錦上添花天下有 雪中送炭世間少) To gild refined gold is perpetual attrition; To deliver coal in the snow is a kind deed uncommon.
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