A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
trad. 遠親不如近鄰
Also written 遠親不如近鄰【yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín】
Characters in this word
6远
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far, distant, remote, (intensifier in a comparison) by far, much (lower etc)
- Pinyin
- yuǎn
- Traditional
- 遠
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1115 of 2500
亲
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parent, one's own (flesh and blood), relative, related, marriage, bride, close, intimate, in person, first-hand, in favor of, pro-, to kiss, (Internet slang) dear
- Pinyin
- qīn
- Traditional
- 親
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2436 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
如
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as, as if, such as
- Pinyin
- rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1252 of 2500
近
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near, close to, approximately
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2373 of 2500
邻
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neighbor, adjacent, close to
- Pinyin
- lín
- Traditional
- 鄰
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 35257 of 2500