chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

to hoist sail when the wind is fair

  • created reference approved 趁风扬帆/趁風揚帆 → 看风使舵/看風使舵 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆 chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 趁风扬帆/趁風揚帆 → 见机行事/見機行事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆 chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

    见机行事 / 見機行事 jiàn​jī​xíng​shì

    synonym

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

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆 chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

    见风转舵 / 見風轉舵 jiàn​fēng​zhuǎn​duò

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  • created sense approved 趁风扬帆/趁風揚帆 · chèn​fēng​yáng​fān · to hoist sail when the wind is fair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆

    chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

    to hoist sail when the wind is fair

    To set sail while taking advantage of favorable wind conditions.

    趁 (literal) → 趁 · chèn · while 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 扬帆 (literal) → 扬帆/揚帆 · yáng​fān · to set sail

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 趁风扬帆/趁風揚帆 · chèn​fēng​yáng​fān · to act as the situation requires — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趁风扬帆 / 趁風揚帆

    chèn​fēng​yáng​fān

    to act as the situation requires

    To take advantage of an opportunity or adapt one's actions to changing circumstances; to be flexible and opportunistic.

    趁 (literal) → 趁 · chèn · while 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 扬帆 (literal) → 扬帆/揚帆 · yáng​fān · to set sail

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