live at the mercy of the elements

live at the mercy of the elements

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k à OTI à NCH à f à n, which means to rely on natural conditions to live. From the story of heroes and heroines.

The origin of Idioms

In Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty, chapter 33: "why do people say that they depend on heaven to eat and depend on earth to dress?"

Idiom usage

It refers to backward agriculture.

Examples

So far, Africa's agriculture has not been able to get rid of the situation of relying on nature for food.