created sense approved 顺手牵羊/順手牽羊 · shùnshǒuqiānyáng · to steal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
顺手牵羊 / 順手牽羊
shùnshǒuqiānyáng
to steal
to opportunistically pocket someone's possessions while passing by or in the middle of another task
顺手 (literal) → 顺手/順手 · shùnshǒu · while one is at it 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 顺手牵羊/順手牽羊 · shùnshǒuqiānyáng · with ease — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
顺手牵羊 / 順手牽羊
shùnshǒuqiānyáng
with ease
to take advantage of a situation to do something without extra effort
顺手 (literal) → 顺手/順手 · shùnshǒu · while one is at it 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition