乘虛而入
chéng​xū'ér​rù

to take advantage of a weakness

  • created reference approved 乘虚而入/乘虛而入 → 趁虚而入/趁虛而入 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘虚而入 / 乘虛而入 chéng​xū'ér​rù

    趁虚而入 / 趁虛而入 chèn​xū'ér​rù

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 乘虚而入/乘虛而入 · chéng​xū'ér​rù · to take advantage of a weakness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘虚而入 / 乘虛而入

    chéng​xū'ér​rù

    to take advantage of a weakness

    to enter by exploiting a weak spot or lapse; to advance when an opponent is off guard or distracted

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · weak point 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense