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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
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mountain; hill
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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
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depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support |
water; river
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water; river
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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)
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靠
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山
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山
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會
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崩
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，
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靠
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水
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水
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會
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焦
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| simp. (靠山山会崩，靠水水会焦)
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靠
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山
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山
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会
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崩
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，
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靠
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水
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水
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会
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焦
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| Literally: “When one relies on the mountain, the mountain may fall. When one relies on water, water may dry up.”
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Pronunciation
- 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
靠山山會崩，靠水水會焦 (Hokkien)
- If one only spends money without earning, it will be eventually used up no matter how much one has.
- It is impossible to always rely on others because the environment is always changing, so one should strengthen one's own capabilities.
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