It means that if an enemy comes, the general will resist it, and if a flood comes, there will naturally be a dam built with earth to resist it. Refers to adopting flexible responses based on specific circumstances.
Idiom allusions
The first chapter of "Yuntaimen" by Anonymous Yuan Dynasty: "The soldiers come to defeat the enemy, and the water comes to the weir. Brothers, if you lead the troops, follow me." , can't be delayed."
Complex sentence structure; used as subject and attributive; metaphor for taking countermeasures according to specific situations, often used in Go terminology.
Usage: used as subject, attributive, and clause; refers to processing according to specific situations.
Extended information
The soldiers will stop the water and the soil will flood. Antonyms
1. Helpless
It seems that the hands are tied and cannot be freed. Nowadays, it generally refers to a situation where there is no solution to the trouble encountered and there is nothing to do.
From "Political Figures of the Three Dynasties of the Song Dynasty" by Anonymous of the Yuan Dynasty: "(Qin) Hui died and rebelled against Liang (the gold master Wan Yanliang) Nan Mu, who was helpless."
2. Being at a loss as to what to do
Describes being unable to do anything and making no progress. No strategy can be used, no solution can be thought of.
From the third chapter of "A Brief History of Civilization": "Prefect Liu was also sighing and unable to do anything.
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