kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

to trim one's sails

  • created reference approved 看风使舵/看風使舵 → 见风使舵/見風使舵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

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  • created reference approved 看风使舵/看風使舵 → 看风使帆/看風使帆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    看风使帆 / 看風使帆 kàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

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  • created reference approved 看风使舵/看風使舵 → 见机行事/見機行事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    见机行事 / 見機行事 jiàn​jī​xíng​shì

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  • created reference approved 看风使舵/看風使舵 → 随机应变/隨機應變 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    随机应变 / 隨機應變 suí​jī​yìng​biàn

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  • created sense approved 看风使舵/看風使舵 · kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò · to trim one's sails — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵

    kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    to trim one's sails

    to steer according to the wind; (figurative) to change one's attitude or actions according to circumstances, often implying opportunism

    看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 舵 (literal) → 舵 · duò · rudder

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