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
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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.
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Self Preservation and Conducting Oneself 卷二 最好的供養 立身處世 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 4
- Scroll 2: The Four Essentials of Being Human - Four Impermissible Kinds of Conduct 卷二 為人四要 做人四不可 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 2
- Scroll 3: The Four Aspects of the Dharma are Everywhere - The Four Impermissible Ways to Conduct Oneself 卷四 處眾四法 做人四不可 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 2
- Volume 1: Conducting Oneself with Integrity when Handling Affairs and Interacting with People 第一冊 做人處事結緣 Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》 — count: 1
- Pediatrics 小兒科 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 12 - The Stages of Life 《迷悟之間(十二)生活的層次》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Incense of the World - The Demeanor of a Person of Noble Character 卷一 人間有花香 君子的風度 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 1
- My Clothing, Food, Housing, and Transport 我的衣食住行 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 1
- Chapter 3: Training Your Thoughts - Pushing Hands 卷三 思想訓練 推手 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 6 - Where are the Future Prospects? 《人間萬事6－前途在哪裡》 — count: 1
- Scroll 2: Preparing for the Future - Becoming a Dharma Friend 卷二 預備未來 成為善友 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》 — count: 1
- The Wise and the Mean 君子與小人 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 不如雪中送炭 (不如雪中送炭) 不如雪中送炭 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Self Preservation and Conducting Oneself 卷二 最好的供養 立身處世 — count: 4
- 能够雪中送炭 (能夠雪中送炭) 能夠雪中送炭 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, To Be Caring 學習關心 — count: 2