遠親不如近鄰

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	近鄰
simp. (远亲不如近邻)		远亲	不如	近邻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ can¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ gan⁶ leon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanchin bu4ru jinnlin
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ lin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ can¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ gan⁶ leon⁴
  - Yale: yúhn chān bāt yùh gahn lèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ tsan¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ gan⁶ loen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ cen¹ bed¹ yu⁴ gen⁶ lên⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kɐn²² lɵn²¹/

Phrase

遠親不如近鄰

Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins.

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