兵来将挡
bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng

to counter an enemy attack

  • created sense approved 兵来将挡/兵來將擋 · bīng​lái​jiàng​dǎng · to counter an enemy attack — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · soldier 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 将 (literal) → 将/將 · jiàng · general 挡 (literal) → 挡/擋 · dǎng · to block

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense