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counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action · to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng，shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action · to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation兵来将敌，水来土堰bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
Antonyms
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cè
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