遠親不如近鄰

jyun5 can1 bat1 jyu4 gan6 leon4

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

Written Forms

遠親不如近鄰Traditional · Main Form
远亲不如近邻Alternate Form

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