趁佢病，攞佢命

Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	(Cantonese) he	ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect		(Cantonese) to take; to get	(Cantonese) he	life; fate
trad. (趁佢病，攞佢命)		趁	佢	病	，	攞	佢	命
simp. (趁佢病，𫽋佢命)		趁	佢	病	，	𫽋	佢	命
Literally: “to take his/her life when he/she is sick”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ keoi⁵ beng⁶, lo² keoi⁵ meng⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can³ keoi⁵ beng⁶, lo² keoi⁵ meng⁶
    • Yale: chan kéuih behng, ló kéuih mehng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ koey⁵ beng⁶, lo² koey⁵ meng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen³ kêu⁵ béng⁶, lo² kêu⁵ méng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ kʰɵy̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² lɔː³⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³ mɛːŋ²²/

Idiom

趁佢病，攞佢命

1. (Cantonese) to take advantage when someone is in plight or difficulty

Synonyms

• 趁火打劫 (chènhuǒdǎjié), 乘人之危 (chéngrénzhīwēi)