Depend on the mountain to eat the mountain, depend on the water to eat the water
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It means to live on whatever conditions you have in your place. It refers to adjusting measures to local conditions according to one's own existing conditions. [source] the third volume of Xingshi Hengyan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "since ancient times, we have to rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat rivers." [example] ~, depend on the king of hell to eat imps. Shangrao concentration camp in Fujian
Depend on the mountain to eat the mountain, depend on the water to eat the water
It's like participating in business - dòng rú cān shāng
lock the stable door after the horse is stolen - zéi qù guān mén
produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another - fù yǔ fān yún
different people have different aspirations - rén gè yǒu zhì
a school of silver carps moving down a stream - guò jiāng zhī jì