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靠山山會崩，靠水水會焦

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Chinese

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depend upon; lean on; near
depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
 
 mountain; hill mountain; hill
to meet; to gather; group
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
 
 collapse; fall into ruins
depend upon; lean on; near
depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
 
 water; river water; river
to meet; to gather; group
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
 
burnt; scorched; worried
burnt; scorched; worried; anxious
 
trad. (靠山山會崩，靠水水會焦) 靠 山 山 會 崩 ， 靠 水 水 會 焦
simp. (靠山山会崩，靠水水会焦) 靠 山 山 会 崩 ， 靠 水 水 会 焦
Literally: “When one relies on the mountain, the mountain may fall. When one relies on water, water may dry up.”

Pronunciation

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  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khò soaⁿ soaⁿ ē pang, khò chúi chúi ē ta
      • Tâi-lô: khò suann suann ē pang, khò tsuí tsuí ē ta
      • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ suã⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ paŋ⁴⁴ kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ e²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ suã³³ suã³³ e⁴¹⁻²² paŋ³³ kʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴ e⁴¹⁻²² ta³³/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ suã⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ paŋ⁴⁴ kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ e²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ suã⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴ e³³⁻¹¹ paŋ⁴⁴ kʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ t͡sui⁵³ e³³⁻¹¹ ta⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ suã⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴ e³³⁻²¹ paŋ⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹ e³³⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴/

Proverb

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靠山山會崩，靠水水會焦 (Hokkien)

  1. If one only spends money without earning, it will be eventually used up no matter how much one has.
  2. It is impossible to always rely on others because the environment is always changing, so one should strengthen one's own capabilities.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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