趁流水
Chinese edit
avail oneself of; take advantage of | flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water | ||
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trad. (趁流水) | 趁 | 流水 | |
simp. #(趁流水) | 趁 | 流水 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
趁流水
- (Southern Min, literally) to take advantage of the rising sea tide to act promptly
- (Southern Min, figuratively) to take advantage of an opportunity while one still can