混水摸鱼
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
verbidiom
Traditional: 混水摸魚
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- (verb, idiom) to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
- also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
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Related Words
浑水摸鱼(hún shuǐ mō yú)— to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
→顺手牵羊(shùn shǒu qiān yáng)— lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
→如鱼得水(rú yú dé shuǐ)— like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
→捞稻草(lāo dào cǎo)— to fish for a straw
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