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事急馬行田
si6 gap1 maa5 haang4 tin4 |
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to be able to deal with a situation in an emergency; to be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency in chess, the horse should move in 日 shaped grid, while only the elephant can move in 田 shaped grid. In case of emergency, horse moves in 田 shaped grid which is a violation of the chess rules.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident急 gap1 - urgent; desperate 馬 maa5 - horse 行 hang4 haang4 hong4 hang6 - walk; circulate; line; trade; shop; conduct 田 tin4 - field |
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