when the flood approaches bank up to keep it out(shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn)

when the flood approaches bank up to keep it out

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Shu ǐ L á it ǔ y ǎ n, which means that when the flood comes, block it with soil; it means that when the enemy invades, it will lead troops to resist. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

The 73rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "don't you hear that" the water is coming and the earth is covered, and the soldiers are coming to meet "

Idiom usage

It's contractive; it's attributive and clause; it's commendatory. Example: in 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." Since the ancient road: "when the water comes and the earth is covered, the soldiers will meet." In the 20th chapter of the water margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "water comes from the earth and covers the earth". In the meantime, the truth lies in man-made. You and I need to get some presents and send people to Tokyo early to go to Yangji master. (Chapter 48 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua) Chapter 5 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "childe Zhou Xu Jin said: when the water comes and the earth is covered, the soldiers will meet him. What's the doubt?" Zhou Libo's "storm" the first Nineteen: "water to cover, bandits to gun block." Ren Rongrong's a monster and a primary school student: "but the child is not in a hurry. When the soldiers come to block it, the water comes to cover the earth."

Chinese PinYin : shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn