遠親不如近鄰 [远亲－－－邻]

Jyutping jyun5 can1 bat1 jyu4 gan6 leon4
Pinyin yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    勸人同​鄰居​打​好關​係​，​事關​萬一有​咩​事​上​嚟​需要​人​哋​幫手​，​住​得​遠​嘅​親​戚​點​都​唔​及​隔​籬​鄰​舍​咁​快​手​、​咁​方便
    Distant relatives are not as good as nearby neighbours (because neighbours can help and take care of each other rather instantly).
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins (because they can help and take care of each other).
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    远亲不如近邻。
    遠親不如近鄰。
    yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín 。
    • A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
    • A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.