be situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream

be situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream

By the mountain and by the water, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī sh ā Nb à ngshu ǐ, which means that the geographical location is close to mountains and water.

The origin of Idioms

Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in an Ji Liang Huai Shen Sheng Zheng: "there are several hundred thousand people who rush across the river to survive, and there are also several hundred thousand people who are close to mountains and rivers to protect themselves."

Analysis of Idioms

Near mountain and water

Idiom usage

It refers to geographical position. Wei said: the city of Chencang is solid, Hao Zhao is very close to the emperor, and Wang Shuang is very helpful. If you don't order a general to stick to the stronghold by the mountains and rivers. The 97 chapters of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty and the 14 chapters of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty, the two armies met in Xuyi. Xuande has few soldiers and is close to the mountain and by the water. Fan Yangxun, Qing Dynasty, rebuilt the stele of yuanjiashan: hundreds of peach willows were planted outside the temple. At that time, all the officials of the Liao Dynasty wrote their own couplets. Within the scenic area, it is close to mountains and rivers. Beautiful environment.