兵来将挡，水来土掩
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
idiomverb
Traditional: 兵來將擋，水來土掩
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- (idiom, verb) counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
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Related Words
兵来将敌，水来土堰(bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn)— counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
→判若云泥(pàn ruò yún ní)— as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
→天壤之别(tiān rǎng zhī bié)— lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
→一把钥匙开一把锁(yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ)— One key opens one lock.
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