树挪死,人挪活

shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó

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

树

shù

tree

挪

nuó

to shift

死

sǐ

to die

,

,

人

rén

person; people

挪

nuó

to shift

活

huó

to live