Gulls and rivers depend on each other
As a Chinese idiom, the phonetic alphabet is ō ushu ǐ Xi ā ngy ī which means that metaphor is inseparable from the living environment. From the story of the Golden Lotus Shu times.
The origin of Idioms
Chen Ruyuan of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "the story of the Golden Lotus Shu times" that "my old career depended on both the gulls and the water, but his old style was prosperous, and he was abandoned."
Idiom usage
It refers to interdependence.
Gulls and rivers depend on each other
one 's eyes burn and one 's ears glow - yǎn xíng ěr rè
no one picks up what 's left by the wayside - dào wú shí yí
tell in a simple, straightforward way - píng pū zhí xù
ability to appreciate a person 's character and capability - zhī rén zhī míng