created sense approved 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 · kàoshānchīshānkàoshuǐchīshuǐ · to live off the land — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kàoshānchīshānkàoshuǐchīshuǐ
to live off the land
to make the best use of local resources or objective conditions to earn a living
靠 (literal) → 靠 · kào · to depend on 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain ， (non_chinese) 靠 (literal) → 靠 · kào · to depend on 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water
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created sense approved 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 · kàoshānchīshānkàoshuǐchīshuǐ · to exploit one's position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kàoshānchīshānkàoshuǐchīshuǐ
to exploit one's position
to take advantage of one's specific circumstances or professional position for personal gain
靠 (literal) → 靠 · kào · to depend on 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain ， (non_chinese) 靠 (literal) → 靠 · kào · to depend on 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition