circumstances alter cases(yīn shì zhì yí)

circumstances alter cases

In Chinese, Pinyin is y ī NSH ì zh ì y í, which means making appropriate measures according to different things. It comes from the biography of Wei Xian in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's biography of Wei Xian in Hanshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "the emperor of the Ming dynasty ruled the world, and the time was the law, so he adjusted measures according to the situation."

Idiom usage

It means to treat different things differently. example if a man adapts to circumstances, the law can not be fulfilled; if he obeys the law, the responsibility lies in keeping the order. Song Suzhe's Xiye gaoci

Chinese PinYin : yīn shì zhì yí