趁流水
Chinese
editavail 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- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-lâu-chúi
- Tâi-lô: thàn-lâu-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: tarnlauzuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
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