金乡邻，银亲眷金鄉鄰，銀親眷金鄉鄰，銀親眷

neighbours are gold, relatives are silver

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People living near you matter more than distant relatives, because they are the ones who help.

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Simplified: 金乡邻，银亲眷
Traditional (Taiwan): 金鄉鄰，銀親眷
Pinyin: jīn xiānglín, yín qīnjuàn
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤㄌㄧㄣˊ，ㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣㄐㄩㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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