乘人之厄 — “Take advantage of a person's calamity/distress”
乘人之厄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of someone's difficulties or misfortune, often for personal gain; to exploit someone's vulnerability”. Literally, “Take advantage of a person's calamity/distress”.
乘人之厄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- chéng乘yún云xíng行ní泥vast disparity in status
- chéng乘rén人bù不bèi备take advantage of someone unprepared
- chéng乘wěi伪xíng行zhà诈practice deception and fraud
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来come on a whim
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而guī归come with joy, leave with sorrow
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而fǎn返come with enthusiasm, return disappointed
- chéng乘qí其bù不bèi备take advantage of unpreparedness
- chéng乘qí其bù不yì意catch someone off guard
- chéng乘lì利xí席shèng胜capitalize on a winning situation
- chéng乘shì势shǐ使qì气leverage power to show temper
- chéng乘jiān坚cè策féi肥live extravagantly with sturdy carriages and fat horses
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What does 乘人之厄 mean?
乘人之厄 (chéng rén zhī è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of someone's difficulties or misfortune, often for personal gain; to exploit someone's vulnerability”.
How do you pronounce 乘人之厄?
乘人之厄 is pronounced chéng rén zhī è in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 乘人之厄 literally mean?
Literally, 乘人之厄 means “Take advantage of a person's calamity/distress”. It is used to mean “to take advantage of someone's difficulties or misfortune, often for personal gain; to exploit someone's vulnerability”.
What is the Chinese definition of 乘人之厄?
乘：趁；厄：苦难。趁人家危难的时候加以要挟或陷害