以不变应万变

Traditional form:

以不變應萬變

Pinyin (reading):

yǐbùbiànyìngwànbiàn

Definitions:

• (idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

Characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 万 - ten thousand; innumerable
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 萬 - ten thousand; innumerable
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel