Shui tu, Shuǐ tǔ: 2 definitions

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

水土 [shuǐ tǔ] [shui tu]—
1. Water and soil; aquatic and terrestrial environments. Book of Rites, Suburban Sacrifices: "The contents of the bamboo and wooden dishes are the products of water and soil." Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Mencius and Xun Qing: "First, he listed the famous mountains and great rivers of China (中國 [zhong guo]), the valleys and birds and beasts, what grows from the water and soil (所殖 [suo zhi]), and the precious things of various kinds."
2. Territory, land. Book of Han, Cao Cao's Memorial on Declining the Seal of the Minister of Works: "The water and soil are not peaceful, and treacherous villains have not been subdued. I am often ashamed and worried about being a burden to the country." Tang Dynasty, Du Fu's "The Stone Rhinoceros": "How can a strong man lift the net of heaven and restore peace to the water and soil, delaying the hurried rush?"
3. The natural environment of a place, such as climate and local conditions. Yanzi Chunqiu, Inner Chapters, Miscellaneous: "Oranges grown in Huainan are oranges; grown in Huaibei, they are trifoliate oranges. The leaves are similar, but the taste of the fruit is different. Why is this so? The water and soil are different." Journey to the West, Chapter 44: "Unable to bear the cold, unable to adapt to the water and soil, six or seven hundred have died."

shuǐ tǔ:1. shuǐ hé tǔ,, shuǐ zhōng hé lù shàng. < lǐ jì． jiāo tè shēng>: “biān dòu zhī shí, shuǐ tǔ zhī pǐn yě.” < shǐ jì． juǎn qī sì． mèng zi xún qīng liè chuán． mèng kē>: “xiān liè zhōng guó míng shān dà chuān, tōng gǔ qín shòu, shuǐ tǔ suǒ zhí, wù lèi suǒ zhēn.”
2. guó tǔ,, jiāng tǔ. hàn． cáo cāo 〈ràng hái sī kōng yìn shòu biǎo〉: “shuǐ tǔ bù píng, jiān guǐ wèi jìng, chén cháng kuì rǔ, yōu wèi guó lèi.” táng． dù fǔ 〈shí xī xíng〉: “ān dé zhuàng shì tí tiān gāng, zài píng shuǐ tǔ chí bēn máng.”
3. yī de fāng de qì hòu,, fēng tǔ děng zì rán huán jìng. < yàn zi chūn qiū． nèi piān． zá xià>: “jú shēng huái nán, zé wèi jú； shēng yú huái běi, zé wèi zhǐ. yè tú xiāng shì, qí shí wèi bù tóng, suǒ yǐ rán zhě hé, shuǐ tǔ yì yě.” < xī yóu jì> dì sì sì huí: “rěn bù dé hán lěng, fú bù dé shuǐ tǔ, sǐ le yǒu liù qī bǎi.”

shui tu:1. shui he tu,, shui zhong he lu shang. < li ji. jiao te sheng>: "bian dou zhi shi, shui tu zhi pin ye." < shi ji. juan qi si. meng zi xun qing lie chuan. meng ke>: "xian lie zhong guo ming shan da chuan, tong gu qin shou, shui tu suo zhi, wu lei suo zhen."
2. guo tu,, jiang tu. han. cao cao : "shui tu bu ping, jian gui wei jing, chen chang kui ru, you wei guo lei." tang. du fu : "an de zhuang shi ti tian gang, zai ping shui tu chi ben mang."
3. yi de fang de qi hou,, feng tu deng zi ran huan jing. < yan zi chun qiu. nei pian. za xia>: "ju sheng huai nan, ze wei ju; sheng yu huai bei, ze wei zhi. ye tu xiang shi, qi shi wei bu tong, suo yi ran zhe he, shui tu yi ye." < xi you ji> di si si hui: "ren bu de han leng, fu bu de shui tu, si le you liu qi bai."