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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
兵來將敵，水來土堰 兵来将敌，水来土堰 [bing1 lai2 jiang4 di2 , shui3 lai2 tu3 yan4] /counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 兵來將敵，水來土堰
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