混水摸鱼 — “To take advantage of a chaotic or troubled situation for personal gain”
混水摸鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a chaotic or troubled situation for personal gain”. To profit from disorder. Literally, “Fish in muddy waters”.
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混水摸鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
混水摸鱼 Character Breakdown
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公司进行大规模重组时，一些人趁机混水摸鱼，谋取私利。
When the company underwent a major restructuring, some people took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and seek personal gain.
Idioms Related to 混水摸鱼
Synonyms of 混水摸鱼
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shuǐ水lāo捞yú鱼profit from a chaotic situation
- 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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What does 混水摸鱼 mean?
混水摸鱼 (hún shuǐ mō yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a chaotic or troubled situation for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 混水摸鱼?
混水摸鱼 is pronounced hún shuǐ mō yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 混水摸鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 混水摸鱼 means “Fish in muddy waters”. It is used to mean “to take advantage of a chaotic or troubled situation for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 混水摸鱼?
比喻乘混乱的时候从中捞取利益。