not acclimatized
Not used to water and soil, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù x í Shu ǐ t ǔ, which means it can't adapt to a place's climate conditions or eating habits. It comes from the biography of Wu Zhi and Zhou Yu in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
Chen Shou's biography of Wu Zhi and Zhou Yu in the annals of the Three Kingdoms in the Jin Dynasty said, "if you drive the Chinese scholars to travel in the rivers and lakes, they will get sick if they are not used to the land and water."
Idiom usage
When he came to the south, he was not used to soil and water.
Analysis of Idioms
I'm not used to it
Chinese PinYin : bù xí shuǐ tǔ
not acclimatized
A cup of wine is a solution to resentment. bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
the grains grow luxuriantly among the ruins of the former capital. shǔ yóu mài xiù
as soon as the melons are ripe one will be relieved -- to be replaced from a job. jí guā ér dài
If there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey is king. shān shàng wú lǎo hǔ,hóu zǐ chēng dà wáng