从井救人 in English cong2 jing3 jiu4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

• to jump into a well to rescue somebody else (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to help others at the risk to oneself

Pinyin

cong2 jing3 jiu4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

从cong2surname Cong 井jing3Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 救jiu4variant of 救[jiu4] 人ren2man