1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3 to make a comeback
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2 worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
1 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
2 fig. to spend money like water
3 extravagant
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
2 covered in dirt
3 dejected and depressed
皇天后土
huáng tiān hòu tǔ
1 heaven and earth (idiom)
积土成山
jī tǔ chéng shān
1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
2 fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions