見風使帆
jiàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

to adapt to the situation

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

    见风使帆 / 見風使帆 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 见风使帆/見風使帆 · jiàn​fēng​shǐ​fān · to adapt to the situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使帆 / 見風使帆

    jiàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

    to adapt to the situation

    (idiom) lit. to set the sails according to the wind; fig. to act pragmatically by adjusting one's behavior to suit changing circumstances or to gain an advantage

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 帆 (literal) → 帆 · fān · sail

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

    created sense