救人一难，多活十年救人一難，多活十年救人一難，多活十年

save a person from one calamity and live ten years longer

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: An old belief that helping someone in trouble earns merit and a longer life. Used to encourage kindness.

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Simplified: 救人一难，多活十年
Traditional (Taiwan): 救人一難，多活十年
Pinyin: jiù rén yí nàn, duō huó shínián
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiù rén yì nán, duō huó shínián
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊ，ㄉㄨㄛㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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