远亲不如近邻
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A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- distant relatives are not as good as near neighbours
- Meaning
- Neighbours can help in need more than faraway kin. Approving of good neighbourly ties.
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