| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吃水 | 吃水 | chīshuǐ | - drinking water - to obtain water (for daily needs) - to absorb water - draft (of ship) |
| 吃水不忘挖井人 | 吃水不忘挖井人 | chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén | - see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2] |
| 吃水不忘掘井人 | 吃水不忘掘井人 | chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén | - Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom) |
| 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ | - 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 |
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