七十二变qī shí èr biànseventy-two transfor mations (/metamorphoses) [originally of the Monkey King in the Pilgrimage to the West] —countless changes of tactics ❍ 敌人纵有~,也难逃灭顶之灾。The enemy can not encape its doom in spite of its constantly changing tactics. 七十二变qi shi er bianseventytwo transformations—countless changes of tactics |