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借水推船
jiè​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

to use water to push a boat

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
借水推船 jiè​shuǐ​tuī​chuán
to use water to push a boat
to take advantage of external circumstances or help from others to achieve one's goal; to go with the flow to get what one wants

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 借水行舟 jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu
  • 借风使船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán
  • 借风驶船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán