Correct
靠山吃山靠水吃水
/ kào shān chī shān kào shuǐ chī shuǐ /
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Collocation
1
靠山吃山，靠水吃水的人
2
俗话说靠山吃山，靠水吃水的习惯
3
善于靠山吃山，靠水吃水
4
他们一向靠山吃山，靠水吃水
Definition
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
Literally means:
those living on a mountain live off the mountain and those living near the water live off the water
Actually means:
make use of local resources
靠, near or by the side of.
This phrase means living off the mountain if one is near it or living off the water if one is near the water. It figuratively means relying on the favorable conditions nearby for living or development.
靠，靠近，挨近。
靠山吃山，靠水吃水，表示靠近山，就依靠山来生活;靠近水，就依靠水来生活。比喻依靠周围的有利条件来生存或发展。
Example
Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
Nàge
那个
dìfāng
地方
de
的
lǎobǎixìng
老百姓
kàoshānchīshān
靠山吃山
,
kàoshuǐchīshuǐ
靠水吃水
,
lìyòng
利用
dāngdì
当地
de
的
měilì
美丽
fēngjǐng
风景
,
bǎ
把
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
jiāxiāng
家乡
biànchéng
变成
yī
一
gè
个
piàoliang
漂亮
de
的
lǚyóu
旅游
jǐngdiǎn
景点
。
The people of that place depend on the mountains to eat the mountains, the water to eat water, take advantage of the beautiful scenery of the local area, their hometown into a beautiful tourist attractions.
2
Zhège
这个
línqū
林区
de
的
rénmen
人们
gǎibiàn
改变
le
了
kàoshānchīshān
靠山吃山
,
kàoshuǐchīshuǐ
靠水吃水
de
的
xíguàn
习惯
,
bùzài
不再
rènyì
任意
kǎnfá
砍伐
sēnlín
森林
,
érshì
而是
zài
在
huāngshān
荒山
shàng
上
zhǒng
种
shàng
上
le
了
xǔduō
许多
shù
树
。
The people of this forest area changed their habit of eating by mountains and water, and no longer cut down forests arbitrarily, but planted many trees on the desert mountains.
3
Wǒmen
我们
xuéxiào
学校
yī
一
bān
搬
dào
到
jiāoqū
郊区
,
pángbiān
旁边
jiù
就
chūxiàn
出现
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
xiǎochīdiàn
小吃店
,
duì
对
zhèxiē
这些
diànzhǔ
店主
láishuō
来说
,
zhè
这
yěxǔ
也许
shì
是
kàoshānchīshān
靠山吃山
,
kàoshuǐchīshuǐ
靠水吃水
bā
吧
。
As soon as our school moved to the suburbs, there were a lot of snack bars next to it, and for these shopkeepers, it was probably a mountain to eat and water to eat.