Correct
靠天吃饭
/ kào tiān chīfàn /
Strokes
Example
Definition
depend on Heaven for (one's) food―live at the mercy of the weather
1
Zhège
这个
dìfāng
地方
yánzhòng
严重
quēshuǐ
缺水
,
nóngmín
农民
zhǐnéng
只能
kàotiānchīfàn
靠天吃饭
。
With a severe shortage of water, the farmers here have to live at the mercy of the weather.