觀釁伺隙
guān​xìn​sì​xì

to look for a weakness

  • created sense approved 观衅伺隙/觀釁伺隙 · guān​xìn​sì​xì · to look for a weakness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    观衅伺隙 / 觀釁伺隙

    guān​xìn​sì​xì

    to look for a weakness

    to search for an opponent's flaws or gaps in their defense while waiting for an opportunity to act; to look for an Achilles' heel

    观衅 (literal) → 观衅/觀釁 · guān​xìn · to look for an opportunity 伺隙 (literal) → 伺隙 · sì​xì · to watch for a chance

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

    created sense