kào shān chī shān,kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
基本释义
  1. 比喻自己所在的地方有什么条件,就依靠什么条件生活。
出处
明·冯梦龙《醒世恒言·卖油郎独占花魁》:“自古道,靠山吃山,靠水吃水。”
英文翻译
  1. to live off the land
  2. to find one's niche
  3. to exploit one's position to advance oneself
  4. fig. to make the best use of local resources
  5. lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)