远亲不如近邻

/ yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín /

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a distant relative may not be as helpful as a near neighbor
远亲不如近邻(a distant relative may not be as helpful as a near neighbor)
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Close neighbors are better than distant relatives.
远亲不如近邻(Close neighbors are better than distant relatives.)
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Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off
Pride goes before fall 谦受益，满招损 Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 远亲不如近邻 Much ado about nothing 无事忙/生非/小题大做 ..
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A close neighbor is better than a brother far off
远亲不如近邻．A close neighbor is better than a brother far off. 往事不堪回首．I can't bear to think of the past. .

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远亲不如近邻。
A near neighbour is better than a brother far off.
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好的邻居强于远的兄弟。远亲不如近邻。
A good neighbour is better than a brother in the next village.
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俗话说“远亲不如近邻”，有个好邻居是件幸运的事。
An old saying goes that a near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. Having a good neighbor is lucky.

远亲不如近邻
远亲不如近邻，指遇有紧急情况需要帮助的时候，远道的亲戚就不如近旁的邻居那样能及时给予帮助。同时，这句话也指平时邻里之间交往比远亲更多一些，使得邻里之间有了一种甚于远亲的感情。是一句让人感到温暖的常用语，表示邻里之间关系亲厚。这句话的英文Better is a neighbor，也有“最好不过是邻居”的意思。

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