兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
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1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
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1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
大厦将倾
dà shà jiāng qīng
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1 great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
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1 facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
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2 Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
天兵天将
tiān bīng tiān jiàng
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1 celestial troops and generals (idiom)
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2 fig. superior forces
富可敌国
fù kě dí guó
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1 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
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2 extremely wealthy
寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
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1 the few are no match for the many
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2 heavily outnumbered
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3 facing impossible odds (idiom)
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
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1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
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1 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
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2 to accept an error and adapt to it
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3 to muddle through
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
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1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恩将仇报
ēn jiāng chóu bào
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1 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
慷慨输将
kāng kǎi shū jiāng
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1 to donate generously (idiom)
敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
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1 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
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2 heavily outnumbered
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3 beaten by the weight of numbers
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
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1 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants