ㄩㄢˇyuǎnㄑㄧㄣqīnㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊㄐㄧㄣˋjìnㄌㄧㄣˊlín

  1. 親戚不如近處鄰居可以相互照顧扶持水滸傳·二四》:常言遠親不如近鄰』,人情。」··第一》:小姐常言遠親不如近鄰我們鄰舍何妨過來。」

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom)​. Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.