靠山吃山,靠水吃水 解释:
◎ 靠山吃山,靠水吃水 kàoshān-chīshān,kàoshuǐ-chīshuǐ
[make good use of local resources] 比喻周围有什么现成的有利条件,就充分利用这些条件
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国语辞典(谚语)比喻依赖所在地方的客观条件讨生活。或比喻从事什么行业就靠什么为生。《醒世恒言.卷二○.张廷秀逃生救父》:「常言道:『靠山吃山,靠水吃水。』做公的买卖,千钱赊不如八百现。」
英语 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom), fig. to make the best use of local resources, to exploit one's position to advance oneself, to find one's niche, to live off the land