「趁火打劫」
Entry #1 | |
Pronunciation: | can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
趁 while; when 火 fire; passion; watt 打 to hit; dozen; to beat; to strike; to knock; to shoot; to compete with; to fight against; to go up against; to whisk; to inject; to load; to fill with; to tie; to knot; to "check off"; to get; to seize; to catch; to hunt; to work; to strive; to think; to concentrate; to count 劫 calamity; disaster; to rob; to raid |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
to take advantage of someone's chaotic situation; to fish in troubled waters; literally: to loot under the cover of fire
|
See also: | 混水摸魚 |
Copyrights: | © 2021 Hong Kong Lexicography Limited - License |