bīngláijiàngdǎngshuǐláitǔyǎn
to meet any challenge with appropriate measures
- to meet any challenge with appropriate measures
- (idiom) to counter soldiers with generals and water with earth; to adopt whatever measures are necessary to deal with a specific situation as it arises
- counter moves with measures
- to adopt measures appropriate to the situation; literally, send a general to stop an approaching army and use earth to dam approaching water
Cross-References
Has variant
- 兵来将敌，水来土堰 bīngláijiàngdíshuǐláitǔyàn