远亲不如近邻

Traditional: 遠親不如近鄰

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

Dictionary entry

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

What does 远亲不如近邻 mean?

远亲不如近邻 (yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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远yuǎnfar · distant 亲qīnparent · one's own (flesh and blood)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 近jìnnear · close to 邻línneighbor · adjacent

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远亲不如近邻

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