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趁人之危

Mandarin · pinyin chèn rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

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趁: chèn · take advantage of, avail oneself
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)

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4–2–1–1 · chen4 ren2 zhi1 wei1

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can3 jan4 zi1 ngai4

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