靠ㄎㄠˋkào山ㄕㄢshān吃ㄔchī山ㄕㄢshān，靠ㄎㄠˋkào水ㄕㄨㄟˇshuǐ吃ㄔchī水ㄕㄨㄟˇshuǐ

（諺語）比喻依賴所在地方的客觀條件討生活。或比喻從事什麼行業就靠什麼為生。《醒世恆言·卷二○·張廷秀逃生救父》：「常言道：『靠山吃山，靠水吃水。』做公的買賣，千錢賒不如八百現。」

英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