jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

to see how the wind blows

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

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵 jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

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  • created reference approved 见风转舵/見風轉舵 → 见机行事/見機行事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵 jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

    见机行事 / 見機行事 jiàn​jī​xíng​shì

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

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵 jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

    见风使帆 / 見風使帆 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​fān

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  • created reference approved 见风转舵/見風轉舵 → 趁风扬帆/趁風揚帆 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵 jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆 chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

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  • created sense approved 见风转舵/見風轉舵 · jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò · to see how the wind blows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵

    jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

    to see how the wind blows

    literally meaning to see the wind and set the helm; used to describe acting pragmatically or shifting one's stance based on the situation; often has a negative tone suggesting someone who changes their position to follow the side of power

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change 舵 (literal) → 舵 · duò · rudder

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