基本解释

俗谚。谓当地资源可以养活当地的人。 梁斌 《播火记》第一卷十五：“‘一方水土养一方人’嘛，靠山吃山，靠水吃水。水淀里水，凭着治鱼解苇维持生活，不靠土地。”

英文翻译

1.Each place has its streams in from all over the country.; Each place has its own way of supporting its own inhabitants.