汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 水来土掩
shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
水来土掩 (水來土掩)
When the flood approaches bank up to keep it out. / have means to resist
The flood came and it was blocked with soil / As an analogy of the enemy's incursion, he would lead troops to resist
水 shuǐ 来 (來) lái 土 tǔ 掩 yǎn
COMMON WORDS WITH 水来土掩
兵来将挡，水来土掩 ( 兵來將擋，水來土掩 )
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
( 兵來將擋，水來土掩 )
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