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Chinese
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soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
to come
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a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use |
arrange; put in order; hinder arrange; put in order; hinder; resist; obstruct; cover; keep off; a cover; to block (a blow); to get in the way of |
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water; river
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to come
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earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
cover up; to surprise
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| trad. (兵來將擋，水來土掩)
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兵
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來
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將
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擋
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，
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水
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來
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土
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掩
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| simp. (兵来将挡，水来土掩)
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兵
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来
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将
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挡
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，
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水
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来
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土
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掩
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| Literally: “(If enemy) soldiers come, a general (should) stop them. (If flood) waters come, the earth (should) stem it.”
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Pronunciation
Proverb
兵來將擋，水來土掩
- to take such measures as the situation calls for