水土不服

水土不服

Literally means:

climate sickness

Actually means:

be unaccustomed to the climate of a new place

水土 refers to the natural environment. 不服 means inadaptability.

The phrase means that a person who is new to a place cannot be accustomed to the new natural environment and life styles immediately, which results in certain symptoms like poor appetite, flatulency, diarrhea, etc. It also means that something new to an area does not conform to the local situation or the public opinion or that it conflicts with the local culture so that it cannot be accepted by the local people or has adverse impacts. Derogatory .

水土，指自然环境。不服，不适应。

水土不服，人初到个新的地方，一时不能适应新的自然条件和活习惯，出现了某些病状，如食欲不振、腹胀、腹泻等。也指进入某一新地区的事物，不符合当地的民情民意或与当地社会文化冲突，因而不能被当地群众接纳，或产生一些不良后果。具有贬义色彩。