兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng​shuǐ​lái​tǔ​yǎn

to meet any challenge with appropriate measures

bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng​shuǐ​lái​tǔ​yǎn to meet any challenge with appropriate measures
  1. 兵 bīng noun
    soldier
    soldier; a rank-and-file member of the military
  2. 来 來 lái verb
    to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen
  3. 将 將 jiàng noun
    general
    a high-ranking military officer; a general; (military) a general officer rank above colonel
  4. 挡 擋 dǎng verb
    to block
    to block; to get in the way of; to obstruct; to resist or keep off
  5. ， shuǐ
    non-Chinese
  6. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  7. 来 來 lái verb
    to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen
  8. 土 tǔ noun
    soil
    soil; earth; dirt; clay
  9. 掩 yǎn verb
    to cover
    to cover up; to hide or conceal; to shield from view

bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng​shuǐ​lái​tǔ​yǎn counter moves with measures
  1. 兵来将挡 兵來將擋 bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng
    to counter an enemy attack
    to counter any onslaught; to meet a challenge with the appropriate measures; literally, when the soldiers arrive, send a general to stop them
  2. ， shuǐ
    non-Chinese
  3. 水来土掩 水來土掩 shuǐ​lái​tǔ​yǎn
    to counter any onslaught
    (idiom) to be well prepared to meet any challenge; used to mean that for every problem there is a solution. Often used together with 兵来将挡 bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng.