Vietnamese

bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần

IPA（発音記号）

[ʔɓaːn˧˦ ʔajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧ saː˧˧ muə˧˧ laːŋ˧˦ ziəŋ˨˩ ɣən˨˩]

ことわざ

直訳 比喩的用法

近くの隣人は遠くに住む血縁者よりも頼りになるということを表すことわざ。 / 緊急時や困難な状況では、地理的に近くにいる人の助けが最も役に立つという教え。

英語の意味

(literally) one would sell one's distant brothers and sisters to buy a close neighbor / (figurative) a near neighbor is better than a far-dwelling kinsman

Người ta hay nói 'bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần' để chỉ thái độ coi trọng lợi ích trước tình thân.

人々はしばしば「遠くの兄弟姉妹を売って、近くの隣人を買う」と言って、利便性を親族より重視する態度を表現します。

People often say 'sell one's distant brothers and sisters to buy a close neighbor' to describe an attitude that values convenience over kinship.