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兵來將擋，水來土掩
简 兵来将挡，水来土掩 · 繁 兵來將擋，水來土掩Mandarin · pinyin bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
Meanings
- counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Characters in this entry
- 兵
- bīng · soldier, troops
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 將
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- 擋
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- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 土
- tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
- 掩
- yǎn · to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 将
- jiāng · will, going to, future; general
- 挡
- dǎng · obstruct, impede; stop; resist
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bing1 loi4 zoeng3 dong2 ，seoi2 loi4 tou2 jim2
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