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順水推船

简 顺水推船 · 繁 順水推船
Mandarin · pinyin shùn shuǐ tuī chuán

Meanings

  1. lit. to push the boat with the current
  2. fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
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順
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水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
推
tuī · push, expel; push forward
船
chuán · ship, boat, vessel
顺
shùn · obey, submit to, go along with
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4–3–1–2 · shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2

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seon6 seoi2 teoi1 syun4

Cantonese word readings for 順水推船. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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順水推船 · shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2
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Exact source record順水推船 顺水推船 [shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2] /lit. to push the boat with the current/fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit/