1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
1 evenly matched (idiom)
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
1 facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
2 Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
富可敌国
fù kě dí guó
1 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
2 extremely wealthy
寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
1 the few are no match for the many
2 heavily outnumbered
3 facing impossible odds (idiom)
敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
1 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
2 heavily outnumbered
3 beaten by the weight of numbers
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)