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隨機應變

简随机应变 · 繁隨機應變

Mandarin · pinyin suí jī yìng biàn

to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic

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隨: Look up this written character
機: Look up this written character
應: yīng · should, ought to, must
變: Look up this written character
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
应: yīng · should, ought to, must
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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2–1–4–4 · sui2 ji1 ying4 bian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi4 gei1 jing3 bin3

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(idiomatic) to adjust to changing circumstance; to act according to circumstances

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