事急馬行田 (si6 gap1 maa5 haang4 tin4) — to be able to deal with a situation in an emergency; to be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency in Cantonese

siˍ₆gapˉ¹maaˏ₅haangˎ₄tinˎ₄
事急马行田
Mandarin Pinyin: shi4 ji2 ma3 xing2 tian2

Meaning of 事急馬行田

nounto be able to deal with a situation in an emergency; to be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency
nouna Cantonese idiom which describes someone who is flexible enough to adapt to the circumstances of an emergency situation

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