乘火打劫
Chinese edit
ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
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trad. (乘火打劫) | 乘 | 火 | 打劫 | |
simp. #(乘火打劫) | 乘 | 火 | 打劫 | |
Literally: “to take advantage of a fire to rob”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
乘火打劫
- to take advantage of another person's misfortune for personal gain
Synonyms edit
- 趁火打劫 (chènhuǒdǎjié)