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远亲不如近邻

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

6-character word Traditional 遠親不如近鄰

What 远亲不如近邻 means

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

The characters in 远亲不如近邻

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

Example sentences

• 远亲不如近邻。
  Yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín.
  A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.