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趁火打劫
Mandarin · pinyin chèn huǒ dǎ jié
Meanings
- (lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)
- (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune
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4–3–3–2 · chen4 huo3 da3 jie2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
can3 fo2 daa2 gip3
Cantonese word readings for 趁火打劫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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can3 fo2 daa2 gip3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to take advantage of chaos for one's own profit
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