远亲不如近邻 in English yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

远 亲 不 如 近 邻

Traditional Characters

遠 親 不 如 近 鄰

Pinyin

yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

远yuan3far 亲qin1parent 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 近jin4near 邻lin2neighbor