靠山吃山，靠水吃水

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)

   • kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ.

     靠山吃山，靠水吃水。🔊

     If you live by the mountains, you benefit from the mountains; if you live by the water, you benefit from the water.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. to make the best use of local resources

   • kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ,tāmenshēnghuódehěnhǎo.

     靠山吃山，靠水吃水，他们生活得很好。🔊

     By relying on the mountains for mountain resources and on the water for water resources, they live very well.

3. 參副adverb

   to exploit one's position to advance oneself

   • tāmenkàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ.

     他们靠山吃山，靠水吃水。🔊

     They live off the land by the mountains and off the water by the rivers.

4. 肆形adjective

   to find one's niche

   • kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ,tāhěnhuìzhǎozìjǐdeyōushì.

     靠山吃山，靠水吃水，他很会找自己的优势。🔊

     He lives off the land by the mountains and off the water by the rivers, and he is very good at finding his own advantages.

5. 伍形adjective

   to live off the land

   • tāmenkàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ.

     他们靠山吃山，靠水吃水。🔊

     They live off the land and water around them.