靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

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Chinese

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
 
upset; turn over; to tip
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
 
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
 
 dry; parched; impatient
depend upon; lean on; near
depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
 
 man; person; people man; person; people
to meet; to gather; group
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
trad. (靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老) 靠 山 山 會 倒 ， 靠 水 水 會 燥 ， 靠 人 人 會 老
simp. (靠山山会倒，靠水水会燥，靠人人会老) 靠 山 山 会 倒 ， 靠 水 水 会 燥 ， 靠 人 人 会 老
Literally: “When one relies on the mountain, the mountain may fall. When one relies on water, water may dry up. When one relies on other people, they may get old.”

Pronunciation

  • Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kho sân sân voi tó, kho súi súi voi châu, kho ngìn ngìn voi ló
  • Hakka
    • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
      • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kho sân sân voi tó, kho súi súi voi châu, kho ngìn ngìn voi ló
      • Hakka Romanization System: ko sanˊ sanˊ voi doˋ, ko suiˋ suiˋ voi zauˊ, ko nginˇ nginˇ voi loˋ
      • Hagfa Pinyim: ko4 san1 san1 voi4 do3, ko4 sui3 sui3 voi4 zau1, ko4 ngin2 ngin2 voi4 lo3
      • Sinological IPA: /kʰo⁵⁵ san²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ to³¹ kʰo⁵⁵ su̯i³¹ su̯i³¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sau̯²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ ŋin¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ lo³¹/

Proverb

靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

  1. (Hakka) Relying on yourself is better than relying on others because people may not help you forever.

Synonyms

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