遠親不如近鄰

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See also: 远亲不如近邻

Chinese

distant relative or relation; remote kinsfolk
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 
 next-door neighbour; close neighbour
trad. (遠親不如近鄰/遠親不如近隣) 遠親 不如 近鄰/近隣
simp. (远亲不如近邻) 远亲 不如 近邻

Etymology

Probably from an opera from the Yuan dynasty:

豈不聞遠親呵不似我近鄰，我怎敢做的個有口偏無信。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
岂不闻远亲呵不似我近邻，我怎敢做的个有口偏无信。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Yuan dynasty, 秦簡夫, 《東堂老勸破家子弟》, 第四折
Qǐ bù wén yuǎnqīn hē bùsì wǒ jìnlín, wǒ zěn gǎn zuò de ge yǒu kǒu piān wú xìn.
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Compare English better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off (Proverbs 27:10b KJV).

Pronunciation

Proverb

遠親不如近鄰

  1. Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins (because they can help and take care of each other).
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