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.
Examples
The law can not be fulfilled if the husband adapts to the circumstances, and the duty of obeying the law lies in keeping the order. Song Suzhe's Xiye gaoci
Chinese PinYin : yīn shì zhì yí
circumstances alter cases
look up to the past and look down on the present. zūn gǔ bēi jīn
seek common ground while reserving differences. qiú tóng cún yì