The river does not wash the boat
River water does not wash the boat is a Chinese word, the pronunciation is h é Shu ǐ B ù x ǐ Chu á n, metaphor irrelevant or peaceful.
For example, I'm a man of my own heart. When I came here to report, I just want to get nothing and get "~". (Chapter 14 of the scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty) Nuba couldn't afford to vacate two rooms to live with him. You also asked the sound big sister to go, I fell the river does not wash the boat. (Chapter 16 of Jin Ping Mei by Lan Ling Xiaosheng)
The river does not wash the boat
Chew the palate and beat the bed - jiáo è chuí chuáng
Take advantage of the situation - chéng shì shǐ qì