兵来将敌，水来土堰

Traditional: 兵來將敵，水來土堰

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Dictionary entry

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action

What does 兵来将敌，水来土堰 mean?

兵来将敌，水来土堰 (bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action

2to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

Character breakdown

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兵bīngsoldiers · a force 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)将jiāngwill · shall 敌dí(bound form) enemy · (bound form) to be a match for; to rival 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 土Tǔsurname Tu · Tu ethnic group 堰yànweir

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How to pronounce 兵来将敌，水来土堰

兵来将敌，水来土堰

bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn

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