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靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān，kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
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基本释义
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- [ kào shān chī shān，kào shuǐ chī shuǐ ]
- 比喻自己所在的地方有什么条件，就依靠什么条件生活。
- 出 处
- 明·冯梦龙《醒世恒言·卖油郎独占花魁》:“自古道，靠山吃山，靠水吃水。”
- 英文翻译
- to live off the land
- to find one's niche
- to exploit one's position to advance oneself
- fig. to make the best use of local resources
- lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)