Soldiers come to meet generals, water comes to earth weirs

Soldiers come to meet generals, water comes to earth weirs

It refers to adopting flexible countermeasures according to specific conditions.

Idiom explanation

The words "Bing Lai Jiang Ying, Shui Lai Tu Yan" are pronounced "B ī NGL á Iji à ngy í ng, Shu ǐ L á it à y à n ", which means to adopt flexible countermeasures according to the specific situation.

Idioms and allusions

It comes from the wedge of Mianchi meeting written by Gao Wenxiu of Yuan Dynasty: "since ancient times, the Dao soldiers have come to meet the generals, and the water has come to the earth weir. If he leads the soldiers, I will lead them to fight with him."