因風吹火
yīn​fēng​chuī​huǒ

to take advantage of a situation

  • created reference approved 因风吹火/因風吹火 → 顺水推舟/順水推舟 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因风吹火 / 因風吹火 yīn​fēng​chuī​huǒ

    顺水推舟 / 順水推舟 shùn​shuǐ​tuī​zhōu

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 因风吹火/因風吹火 · yīn​fēng​chuī​huǒ · to take advantage of a situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因风吹火 / 因風吹火

    yīn​fēng​chuī​huǒ

    to take advantage of a situation

    literally to blow a fire while the wind is blowing; to take advantage of favorable circumstances or an opportunity to get things done with little effort; to follow the lead of others to achieve one's ends

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · on the basis of 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 吹火 (literal) → 吹火 · chuī​huǒ · to blow on a fire

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