Meaning of 浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼 means to fish in troubled waters; to take advantage of a chaotic situation for personal gain. Pronounced hún shuǐ mō yú.
- to fish in troubled waters; to take advantage of a chaotic situation for personal gain
Definitions & Examples
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
yǒu有
xiē些
shāng商
rén人
hún混
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
dà大
fā发
guó国
nàn难
cái财
。
During the war, some merchants fished in troubled waters and made a fortune from the nation's calamity.
Gōng公
sī司
chóng重
zǔ组
shí时
zhì秩
xù序
hùn混
luàn乱
，
tā他
chèn趁
jī机
hún混
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
tōu偷
zǒu走
le了
bù不
shǎo少
kè客
hù户
zī资
liào料
。
He took advantage of the chaos during the company's restructuring to fish in troubled waters and stole a lot of customer data.
Shì市
chǎng场
yī一
chū出
xiàn现
kǒng恐
huāng慌
xìng性
pāo抛
shòu售
，
tóu投
jī机
zhě者
jiù就
xiǎng想
hún混
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
。
As soon as panic selling appears in the market, speculators want to fish in troubled waters.
Xuǎn选
jǔ举
xiàn现
chǎng场
yī一
piàn片
hùn混
luàn乱
，
yǒu有
rén人
xiǎng想
hún混
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
pò破
huài坏
tóu投
piào票
xiāng箱
。
The election site was in chaos, and some people tried to fish in troubled waters by damaging the ballot boxes.
Bié别
xiǎng想
zài在
nà那
chǎng场
jiū纠
fēn纷
lǐ里
hún混
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
dīng盯
zhe着
ne呢
。
Don't try to fish in troubled waters during that dispute; everyone is watching.
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