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遠親不如近鄰 (远亲不如近邻)

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

遠
=
辶
+
袁
親
=
亲
+
見
不
=
丆
+
卜
如
=
女
+
口
近
=
辶
+
斤
鄰
=
粦
+
阝

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