Kào shān, chī shān; kào shuǐ, chīshuǐ.*

Lit [If one lives] beside a mountain, [one's living] depends on [the resources of] the mountain; [if one lives] close to water, [one is] dependent on [the resources of] the water.

Fig One must make a living according to one's given circumstances.

Note [Cf. Rúlín Wàishǐ, chap. 41; see also guǎn shān chī shān and jìn shān shǐ mù and kàn cài chīfàn above and the following entry.]

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