水来土掩 shuǐláitǔyǎn to counter any onslaught Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion来 來 lái verb to come To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen土 tǔ noun soil soil; earth; dirt; clay掩 yǎn verb to cover to cover up; to hide or conceal; to shield from view