ㄩㄢˇㄑㄧㄣyuǎnqīnㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊbùrúㄐㄧㄣˋㄌㄧㄣˊjìnlín

远亲不如近邻
  1. 親戚比不上附近鄰居近鄰遠親平日可以彼此照應急難及時伸出援手 遠親不如近鄰鄰里應當守望相助」。

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