jiè​dōng​fēng

to use a favorable situation

Senses

借东风/ 借東風 jiè​dōng​fēng to use a favorable situation

To use a great opportunity or help from others to get things done; originally refers to Zhuge Liang using the eastern wind to help Zhou Yu defeat Cao Cao's army in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

借东风/ 借東風 jiè​dōng​fēng Borrowing the Eastern Wind

A traditional Chinese opera play based on the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" story where Zhuge Liang rituals for the wind to assist a fire attack against the fleet of 曹操 cáo​cāo

References

same_as 借东风/借東風 南屏山/南屏山