趁火抢劫 — “To exploit a crisis or someone's difficult situation for personal gain”
趁火抢劫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit a crisis or someone's difficult situation for personal gain”. To take advantage of another's misfortune for profit. Literally, “Rob while the house is on fire”.
趁火抢劫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 趁
- chèn趁rén人zhī之wēi危take advantage of someone's vulnerability
- chèn趁shì势shōu收péng篷Quit while you are ahead
- chèn趁shì势luò落péng篷seize opportunity to stop
- chèn趁hōng哄dǎ打jié劫rob during a commotion
- chèn趁huǒ夥dǎ打jié劫loot a burning house
- chèn趁xīn心xiàng像yì意to one's heart's content
- chèn趁xīn心rú如yì意to one's heart's content
- chèn趁shuǐ水huò和ní泥seize opportunity to accomplish something
- chèn趁bō波zhú逐làng浪drift with the tide
- chèn趁làng浪zhú逐bō波go with the flow
- chèn趁rè热dǎ打tiě铁Strike while the iron is hot
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What does 趁火抢劫 mean?
趁火抢劫 (chèn huǒ qiǎng jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit a crisis or someone's difficult situation for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 趁火抢劫?
趁火抢劫 is pronounced chèn huǒ qiǎng jié in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 趁火抢劫 literally mean?
Literally, 趁火抢劫 means “Rob while the house is on fire”. It is used to mean “to exploit a crisis or someone's difficult situation for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 趁火抢劫?
趁着别人紧张时去捞取私利或害人。