- lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
- fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
Characters
- 雪 (雪): surname Xue
- 中 (中): China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- 送 (送): to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- 炭 (炭): wood charcoal; coal
Resources
- Wiktionary: 雪中送炭
- MDBG: 雪中送炭
- Examples with 雪中送炭 on Tatoeba
Examples
他的援助真是雪中送炭。