be surrounded by hills and rivers
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z à sh à nd à IH é, which means to be close to mountains and rivers. The situation is dangerous. It comes from the biography of Xiang Ji in the history of Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
The origin of Idioms
"The Qin people are disappointed. So Hansheng said, "Guanzhong is a place where mountains and rivers are blocked, and the four fortresses are fertile and fertile, but all of them are based on Bo."
be surrounded by hills and rivers
Helping the poor and lending to the needy - zhèn pín dài fá
throw a long line to catch a big fish — adopt a long-term plan to secure sth big - fáng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
the clouds melt and the mists disperse - yún xiāo wù sàn
unable to distinguish one kind of grain from another - wǔ gǔ bù fēn