远亲不如近邻【英】

a distant relative may not be as helpful as a near neighbor

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例句

1. 对于任何一个国家来说，邻国是无法选择的,但远亲不如近邻——《李克强在印度世界事务委员会的演讲》

1. No country can choose its neighbors, and a distant relative may not be as helpful as a near neighbor.—Quoted fromSpeech by H.E. Li Keqiang Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China At the Indian Council of World Affairs