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遠くの親類より近くの他人
Hiragana
とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん / とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん
Kanji
遠くの親戚より近くの他人
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
血縁関係にある親類が遠くにいて頼りにならないときには、距離的に近くにいる他人のほうが、実際の助けになるということ。身近な人とのつながりの大切さを説くことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
遠くのしんせきよりも近くにいて助けてくれる人のほうが大事ということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
比喻远方亲戚不如近处邻里可依靠。 / 指遇到困难时，身边的非亲之人更能帮忙。 / 灾难时，近处的外人往往比远方的亲人更可靠。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻遇事求助時，近在身邊的外人（鄰里）比遠方的親戚更能派上用場。 / 強調鄰里之助勝於遠方親屬之情。 / 急難時，近鄰比遠親更可靠。
Korean Meaning
멀리 있는 친척보다 가까운 타인이 더 도움이 된다는 말. / 재난이나 급할 때는 가까운 이웃에게 더 의지하게 된다는 뜻.
Vietnamese Meaning
Người dưng gần nhà hữu ích hơn họ hàng ở xa. / Trong lúc hoạn nạn, láng giềng gần thường giúp đỡ hơn thân thích ở xa. / Ưu tiên nhờ cậy người ở gần hơn là trông chờ họ hàng xa.
Tagalog Meaning
Mas mabuti ang malapit na kapitbahay kaysa malayong kamag-anak. / Mas umaasa tayo sa taong malapit kaysa sa kaanak na nasa malayo, lalo na sa sakuna. / Sa oras ng pangangailangan, mas maaasahan ang malapit kaysa malayong kaanak.
Sense（1）
Literally, Neighbors nearby over family far away.
People often rely more on unrelated people close to them rather than family who are living far away, in particular during times of disaster.
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Literally, Neighbors nearby over family far away.
People often rely more on unrelated people close to them rather than family who are living far away, in particular during times of disaster.
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遠くの親類より近くの他人
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He said that a stranger nearby is more useful than a distant relative.
He said that a stranger nearby is more useful than a distant relative.
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彼は遠くの親類より近くの他人の方が役に立つと言っていました。
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