adjust to changing circumstances(suí jī yìng biàn)

adjust to changing circumstances

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Su í J ī y ì ngbi à n, which means to deal with situations flexibly. It comes from the biography of Guo Xiaoke in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Opportunity, situation. To deal with the situation flexibly.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Guo Xiaoke in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, "Shichong is forced by the sun and the moon. He tries his best to be poor. Jiande came from afar to help abuse, but grain transportation was blocked. This was the time of heaven's death. If you want to strengthen the military stronghold and flood the troops, it is easy to be conquered

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate, object, adverbial; commendatory

Examples

The 57th chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty, chaisangkou Wolong mourns the director of fengcha in Leiyang County, does not need to be rigid and flexible.

The first five chapters of journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: if it comes to the time when there is no help and no owner, you can adapt to circumstances and save your suffering.

Ming Ling Mengchu's the first moment of surprise Volume 31: you two, only pretend to be family members. When you get there, you should be careful and be flexible.

Chapter 79 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: Baochai has been observing her misguided heart for a long time, and she often changes her mind according to circumstances, and uses words to suppress her ambition. Jin Gui knew that it could not be committed, so he wanted to find a gap and suffered so much that he had to bend to it.

Chapter 45 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in Qing Dynasty: in a word, as officials, we should be flexible and flexible so that we will not suffer losses.

Idioms and allusions

During the Three Kingdoms period, general Lu Su of Wu state invited Pang Tong to see Sun Quan. When Sun Quan saw Pang Tong's thick eyebrows and black face, he was not happy. He asked Pang Tong what he was good at. Pang Tong replied, "why stick to a certain skill and deal with it flexibly according to the change of time." Sun Quan didn't take a fancy to him and asked him to go back home. Pang Tong looked up to the sky and sighed

According to the biography of Guo Xiaoke in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, "Shichong is forced by the sun and the moon. He tries his best to be poor. Jiande came from afar to help abuse, but grain transportation was blocked. This was the time of heaven's death. If you want to strengthen the military stronghold and flood the troops, it is easy to be conquered

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes rose together and fought for the Central Plains. After Tang Dynasty destroyed Liu Wuzhou, Li Yuan ordered Qin King Li Shimin to lead his army to occupy Wang Shichong in Luoyang.

At that time, Dou Jiande occupied Hebei, and Tang Dynasty had to guard against Turks in the north. In order to concentrate the troops to capture Luoyang, Li Yuan sent envoys to make peace with Dou Jiande to strive for its neutrality, and sent Prince Li Jiancheng to lead the army to Puban (now southwest of Yongji in Shanxi Province) to prevent Turks from invading the south.

Of course, Dou Jiande understood the truth: after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Wang Shichong, the next goal must be himself. So he decided to unite Wang Shichong against Li Yuan. After Li Shimin besieged Luoyang, Dou Jiande led more than 100000 troops to assist Luoyang. In response to Wang Shichong, the Turkic Jieli Khan led the army to invade Bingzhou and Shizhou (now Lishi in Shanxi Province).

In the face of such a critical situation, Li Shimin convened the generals to discuss countermeasures. Most people, such as Xiao Li, Qu Toutong and Feng Deyi, believed that the Tang army was too tired to capture Luoyang for a long time. However, Dou Jiande was in full swing, and the Tang army was defeated by the enemy on both sides. They advocated to surrender to Xin'an and fight again.

But Guo Xiaoke thinks: Wang Shichong has been surrounded by us for a long time, and he has tried his best to be poor. His failure is just around the corner. But Dou Jiande also has the disadvantageous condition: the long-distance reinforcement, the grain road is blocked, this is suicidal!

Guo Xiaoke suggested that Li Shimin "besiege the city and fight for help": on the one hand, he continued to besiege Wang Shichong, and on the other hand, he led his troops to occupy the Hulao pass and "adapt to circumstances". Xue Shou also analyzed and said: Wang Shichong maintained the eastern capital, had a substantial Treasury, and led the elite troops in the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. His biggest problem was that he was surrounded and short of food. If we are short of food, we can't win; if we are short of food, we can't hold fast. When Dou Jiande brought troops to help, he naturally brought food and grass. Once Wang Shichong had food and grass, he didn't know how long the battle would last! Now it is time to encircle Luoyang and not fight against it. And the king, you personally bring the elite to meet Dou Jiande. After you defeat Dou Jiande, Luoyang will be defeated.

Li Shimin adopted their suggestion and ordered Li Yuanji, king of Qi, and others to continue to besiege Luoyang and lead his elite troops to hulaoguan. Soon after, Dou Jiande's army was completely annihilated. Li Shimin immediately moved to Luoyang, and Wang Shichong, who had no food and grass inside and no aid outside, had to surrender.

The battle of Luoyang and Hulao was the most crucial battle in the war of Tang Dynasty's unification. The Tang army won the great victory of "two defeats at one stroke", which laid the foundation for the great cause of Tang Dynasty's unification. Guo Xiaoke was also known by Li Shimin for his outstanding strategy. At the celebration meeting, Li Shimin said to the generals, "Guo Xiaoke's strategy of capturing and building morality is out of everyone's right."

And Guo Xiaoke's "improvise" when he gave advice has also been handed down as an idiom.

Analysis of Idioms

Act according to circumstances

Antonym: invariable

Chinese PinYin : suí jī yìng biàn