乘間投隙
chéng​jiàn​tóu​xì

to seize an opportunity

  • created sense approved 乘间投隙/乘間投隙 · chéng​jiàn​tóu​xì · to seize an opportunity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘间投隙 / 乘間投隙

    chéng​jiàn​tóu​xì

    to seize an opportunity

    to take advantage of a loophole or gap in order to start doing something; also used to describe someone exploiting a situation to sow discord or pursue personal gain

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 间 (literal) → 间/間 · jiàn · gap 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to cater to 隙 (literal) → 隙 · xì · loophole

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

    created sense