混水捞鱼 — “To fish in troubled waters”
混水捞鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fish in troubled waters”. To profit from a chaotic or unstable situation. Literally, “Fish in muddy waters”.
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混水捞鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
混水捞鱼 Character Breakdown
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在市场动荡的时候，一些投机者总想混水捞鱼，从中牟利
During times of market volatility, some speculators always try to fish in troubled waters to make a profit.
Idioms Related to 混水捞鱼
Synonyms of 混水捞鱼
More idioms starting with 混
- hùn混shì世mó魔wáng王troublemaker or mischievous rich kid
- hùn混wéi为yī一tán谈confuse different things as the same
- hùn混zuò作yī一tán谈confuse different things
- hùn混sú俗hé和guāng光blend in, hide brilliance
- hùn混yīng应làn滥yīng应agree readily and indiscriminately
- hùn混dùn沌bù不fēn分ignorant and muddled, unable to distinguish
- hùn混xiáo淆shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
- hùn混xiáo淆shì视tīng听deliberately confuse to mislead
- hùn混xiáo淆hēi黑bái白confuse right and wrong
- hún混hún混è噩è噩ignorant and muddled
- hùn混hùn混yún沄yún沄turbulent and continuous flow
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Open the tool →Questions about 混水捞鱼
What does 混水捞鱼 mean?
混水捞鱼 (hùn shuǐ lāo yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fish in troubled waters”.
How do you pronounce 混水捞鱼?
混水捞鱼 is pronounced hùn shuǐ lāo yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 混水捞鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 混水捞鱼 means “Fish in muddy waters”. It is used to mean “to fish in troubled waters”.
What is the Chinese definition of 混水捞鱼?
比喻乘混乱的时候从中捞取利益。同“混水摸鱼”。