be situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream
By the mountain and by the water, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī sh ā Nb à ngshu ǐ, which means that the geographical location is close to mountains and water.
The origin of Idioms
Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in an Ji Liang Huai Shen Sheng Zheng: "there are several hundred thousand people who rush across the river to survive, and there are also several hundred thousand people who are close to mountains and rivers to protect themselves."
Analysis of Idioms
Near mountain and water
Idiom usage
It refers to geographical position. Wei said: the city of Chencang is solid, Hao Zhao is very close to the emperor, and Wang Shuang is very helpful. If you don't order a general to stick to the stronghold by the mountains and rivers. The 97 chapters of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty and the 14 chapters of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty, the two armies met in Xuyi. Xuande has few soldiers and is close to the mountain and by the water. Fan Yangxun, Qing Dynasty, rebuilt the stele of yuanjiashan: hundreds of peach willows were planted outside the temple. At that time, all the officials of the Liao Dynasty wrote their own couplets. Within the scenic area, it is close to mountains and rivers. Beautiful environment.
Chinese PinYin : yī shān bàng shuǐ
be situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream
stand on the edge of a pool and idly long for fish. lín hé xiàn yú
speak with fervour and assurance. kǎn kǎn ér yán
be endowed with both beauty and talent. cái mào shuāng quán
The public cultivates the public morality and the old cultivates the old morality. gōng xiū gōng dé,pó xiū pó dé
Man is stronger than nature. rén qiáng shèng tiān
have wide learning and a retentive memory. qià wén qiáng jì
My sister-in-law drowns my uncle. sǎo nì shū yuán