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
匠心独运
jiàng xīn dú yùn
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1 original and ingenious (idiom)
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2 to show great creativity
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)
大厦将倾
dà shà jiāng qīng
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1 great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
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
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (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)
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
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1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
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2 the Divine Right of kings
应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng
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1 to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
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2 to arise at an opportune time
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3 able to take advantage of an opportunity
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4 to rise to the occasion
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
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1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
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2 things change for the better
时运不济
shí yùn bù jì
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1 fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good
时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng
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1 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
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1 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants