河狭水紧，人急计生河狹水緊，人急計生河狹水緊，人急計生

where the river narrows the current is fast; when a person is desperate, a plan appears

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Under pressure people come up with clever solutions. Approving. Close to 'necessity is the mother of invention'.

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Simplified: 河狭水紧，人急计生
Traditional (Taiwan): 河狹水緊，人急計生
Pinyin: hé xiá shuǐ jǐn, rénjíjìshēng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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