趁虚而入 — “Take advantage of weakness and enter”
趁虚而入 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a momentary weakness or vulnerability to attack or intrude; to exploit a weakness”. Literally, “Take advantage of weakness and enter”.
趁虚而入 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huǒ火dǎ打jié劫profit from others' distress
- chèn趁huǒ火qiǎng抢jié劫exploit a crisis for personal gain
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What does 趁虚而入 mean?
趁虚而入 (chèn xū ér rù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a momentary weakness or vulnerability to attack or intrude; to exploit a weakness”.
How do you pronounce 趁虚而入?
趁虚而入 is pronounced chèn xū ér rù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 趁虚而入 literally mean?
Literally, 趁虚而入 means “Take advantage of weakness and enter”. It is used to mean “to take advantage of a momentary weakness or vulnerability to attack or intrude; to exploit a weakness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 趁虚而入?
趁：乘着；虚：空虚。趁力量虚弱时侵入。