兵无常势，水无常形兵無常勢，水無常形兵無常勢，水無常形

war has no fixed formation, as water has no fixed shape

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Tactics must be flexible and adapt to conditions.

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Simplified: 兵无常势，水无常形
Traditional (Taiwan): 兵無常勢，水無常形
Pinyin: bīngwúchángshì, shuǐ wúcháng xíng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄥㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ，ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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