See 遠水不救近火 on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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