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看风使帆
kàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

trim one's sails

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

看风使帆/ 看風使帆 kàn​fēng​shǐ​fān trim one's sails

to adapt to the situation; to act according to the circumstances

References

same_as 看风使舵/看風使舵 → 看风使帆/看風使帆
see 看风转舵/看風轉舵 → 看风使帆/看風使帆
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