shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó
Traditional: 樹挪死，人挪活
树挪死，人挪活 (shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom); fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change”.
Meanings
- 1lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
- 2fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change