水来土掩 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 水来土掩

水来土掩 (水來土掩)

Definition When the flood approaches bank up to keep it out. / have means to resist

Idiom The flood came and it was blocked with soil / As an analogy of the enemy's incursion, he would lead troops to resist

Usage

Characters 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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