xuě zhōng sòng tàn

雪中送炭 (xuě zhōng sòng tàn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

Characters in 雪中送炭

雪xuě · snow中zhōng · within; among; in送sòng · to send; to deliver; to transmit炭tàn · wood charcoal

Related words

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