靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

Chinese[edit]

	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	mountain; hill	mountain; hill	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt		depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	water; river	water; river	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	dry; parched; impatient		depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	man; person; people	man; person; people	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老)	靠	山	山	會	倒	，	靠	水	水	會	燥	，	靠	人	人	會	老
simp. (靠山山会倒，靠水水会燥，靠人人会老)	靠	山	山	会	倒	，	靠	水	水	会	燥	，	靠	人	人	会	老
Literally: “When one relies on the mountain, the mountain may fall. When one relies on water, water may dry up. When one relies on other people, they may get old.”

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kho sân sân voi tó, kho súi súi voi châu, kho ngìn ngìn voi ló

靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

(Hakka) Relying on yourself is better than relying on others because people may not help you forever.