Translation of 靠山 to English with examples of 靠山 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

靠山

kào shān

n. backer, patron, backing

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

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小时候，父亲是我们全家的靠山。

小時候，父親是我們全家的靠山。

xiǎo shí hou, fù qīn shì wǒ men quán jiā de kào shān

phr. When I was a child, my father was the shield and buckler of the family.

靠山吃山，靠水吃水

kào shān chī shān, kào shuǐ chī shuǐ

idiom. those living in mountains live off the mountains and those living near waters live off the waters, make use of local resources

我没有靠山，全靠自己一个人努力。

我沒有靠山，全靠自己一個人努力。

wǒ méi yǒu kào shān, quán kào zì jǐ yí gè rén nǔ lì .

phr. I don't have anyone who backs me up, solely replying on my own effort.