見縫就鑽
jiàn​fèng​jiù​zuān

to seize every opportunity

  • created sense approved 见缝就钻/見縫就鑽 · jiàn​fèng​jiù​zuān · to seize every opportunity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见缝就钻 / 見縫就鑽

    jiàn​fèng​jiù​zuān

    to seize every opportunity

    Literally "to squeeze into every crack"; used as a metaphor for taking advantage of every possible opening or opportunity, often used with a negative connotation for someone who is self-seeking or opportunistic.

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 缝 (literal) → 缝/縫 · fèng · crack 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · then 钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to enter

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

    created sense