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趁哄打劫
chèn​hòng​dǎ​jié

loot in the confusion

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

趁哄打劫/ 趁鬨打劫 chèn​hòng​dǎ​jié loot in the confusion

to take advantage of a chaotic situation or someone's misfortune for personal gain; variant form of a similar idiom involving fire

References

variant 趁火打劫/趁火打劫 → 趁哄打劫/趁鬨打劫
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