tuỳ cơ ứng biến

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Reading the moment, shifting the move — improvising rightly as the situation turns.

Literally: follow the mechanism, adapt the change

Examples

Kế hoạch đổ bể thì tuỳ cơ ứng biến thôi.Plan's blown — read the moment and improvise.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tuỳ cơ ứng biến” mean?

Reading the moment, shifting the move — improvising rightly as the situation turns. Literally: follow the mechanism, adapt the change

Is “tuỳ cơ ứng biến” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.