"遠親不如近鄰" meaning in Chinese

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      ],
      "ref": " Yuan dynasty, 秦簡夫, 《東堂老勸破家子弟》, 第四折",
      "roman": "Qǐ bù wén yuǎnqīn hē bùsì wǒ jìnlín, wǒ zěn gǎn zuò de ge yǒu kǒu piān wú xìn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "豈不聞遠親呵不似我近鄰，我怎敢做的個有口偏無信。",
      "type": "quote"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "ref": " Yuan dynasty, 秦簡夫, 《東堂老勸破家子弟》, 第四折",
      "roman": "Qǐ bù wén yuǎnqīn hē bùsì wǒ jìnlín, wǒ zěn gǎn zuò de ge yǒu kǒu piān wú xìn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "岂不闻远亲呵不似我近邻，我怎敢做的个有口偏无信。",
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    }
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      },
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        "2": "",
        "3": "better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off"
      },
      "expansion": "English better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from an opera from the Yuan dynasty:\n:\nCompare English better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off (Proverbs 27:10b KJV).",
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    {
      "form": "远亲不如近邻",
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          "ref": " Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Nǐ míngrì tǎnghuò zài qù zuò shí, dài le xiē qián zài shēnbiān, yě mǎi xiē jiǔshí yǔ tā huílǐ. Chángyán dào: ‘Yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín’, xiū yào shī le rénqíng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你明日倘或再去做時，帶了些錢在身邊，也買些酒食與他回禮。常言道：『遠親不如近鄰』，休要失了人情。",
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          "ref": " Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Nǐ míngrì tǎnghuò zài qù zuò shí, dài le xiē qián zài shēnbiān, yě mǎi xiē jiǔshí yǔ tā huílǐ. Chángyán dào: ‘Yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín’, xiū yào shī le rénqíng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你明日倘或再去做时，带了些钱在身边，也买些酒食与他回礼。常言道：『远亲不如近邻』，休要失了人情。",
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        "Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins (because they can help and take care of each other)."
      ],
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          "neighbour",
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          "cousin",
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        ]
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁵ can¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ gan⁶ leon⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎncin bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yüan³-chʻin¹ pu⁴-ju² chin⁴-lin²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ywǎn-chīn bù-rú jìn-lín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeuanchin buru jinnlin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юаньцинь бужу цзиньлинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juanʹcinʹ bužu czinʹlinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ lin³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yúhn chān bāt yùh gahn lèuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁵ tsan¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ gan⁶ loen⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁵ cen¹ bed¹ yu⁴ gen⁶ lên⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kɐn²² lɵn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uán-tshin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zu²³⁻³³ kin³³⁻²¹ lin²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uán-tshin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰin³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² kun³³⁻²² lin²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ lin³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kɐn²² lɵn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zu²³⁻³³ kin³³⁻²¹ lin²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰin³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² kun³³⁻²² lin²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "遠親不如近鄰"
}

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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "ref": " Yuan dynasty, 秦簡夫, 《東堂老勸破家子弟》, 第四折",
      "roman": "Qǐ bù wén yuǎnqīn hē bùsì wǒ jìnlín, wǒ zěn gǎn zuò de ge yǒu kǒu piān wú xìn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "豈不聞遠親呵不似我近鄰，我怎敢做的個有口偏無信。",
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    },
    {
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        "Simplified Chinese"
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      "ref": " Yuan dynasty, 秦簡夫, 《東堂老勸破家子弟》, 第四折",
      "roman": "Qǐ bù wén yuǎnqīn hē bùsì wǒ jìnlín, wǒ zěn gǎn zuò de ge yǒu kǒu piān wú xìn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "岂不闻远亲呵不似我近邻，我怎敢做的个有口偏无信。",
      "type": "quote"
    }
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        "3": "better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off"
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      "name": "noncog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from an opera from the Yuan dynasty:\n:\nCompare English better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off (Proverbs 27:10b KJV).",
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    }
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 鄰",
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        "Hokkien proverbs",
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          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你明日倘或再去做時，帶了些錢在身邊，也買些酒食與他回禮。常言道：『遠親不如近鄰』，休要失了人情。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "Written Vernacular Chinese",
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          "ref": " Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
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          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你明日倘或再去做时，带了些钱在身边，也买些酒食与他回礼。常言道：『远亲不如近邻』，休要失了人情。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins (because they can help and take care of each other)."
      ],
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          "neighbour"
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        [
          "cousin",
          "cousin"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁵ can¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ gan⁶ leon⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuǎncin bùrú jìnlín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yüan³-chʻin¹ pu⁴-ju² chin⁴-lin²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ywǎn-chīn bù-rú jìn-lín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeuanchin buru jinnlin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юаньцинь бужу цзиньлинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juanʹcinʹ bužu czinʹlinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ lin³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yúhn chān bāt yùh gahn lèuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁵ tsan¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ gan⁶ loen⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁵ cen¹ bed¹ yu⁴ gen⁶ lên⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kɐn²² lɵn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uán-tshin put-jû kīn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zu²³⁻³³ kin³³⁻²¹ lin²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oán-chhin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uán-tshin put-lû kǔn-lîn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰin³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² kun³³⁻²² lin²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ lin³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn¹³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kɐn²² lɵn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zu²³⁻³³ kin³³⁻²¹ lin²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰin³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² kun³³⁻²² lin²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "遠親不如近鄰"
}

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