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Open the tool →水土不伏 (shuǐ tǔ bù fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unaccustomed to the local climate, water, or food”.
水土不伏 is pronounced shuǐ tǔ bù fú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 水土不伏 means “water and soil not accustomed; not acclimatized to the water and soil”. It is used to mean “to be unaccustomed to the local climate, water, or food”.
水土:指地方,引申为自然环境。对于一个地方的气候条件或饮食习惯不能适应