靠山吃山，靠水吃水
Traditional form:
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
Pinyin (reading):
kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ
Definitions:
- lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
- fig. to make the best use of local resources
- to exploit one's position to advance oneself
- to find one's niche
- to live off the land
Characters:
- 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
- 山 - mountain, hill, peak
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 山 - mountain, hill, peak
- 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
Traditional characters:
- 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
- 山 - mountain, hill, peak
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 山 - mountain, hill, peak
- 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice