Meaning of 看风使舵
看风使舵 means trim one's sails to the wind; adapt one's actions to the prevailing circumstances. Pronounced kàn fēng shǐ duò.
- trim one's sails to the wind; adapt one's actions to the prevailing circumstances
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
gè个
kàn看
fēng风
shǐ使
duò舵
de的
rén人
，
háo毫
wú无
yuán原
zé则
kě可
yán言
。
He is an opportunist who trims his sails to the wind, with no principles to speak of.
Zài在
fù复
zá杂
de的
huán环
jìng境
lǐ里
，
yǒu有
shí时
hou候
bù不
dé得
bù不
xué学
huì会
kàn看
fēng风
shǐ使
duò舵
。
In a complex environment, sometimes one has no choice but to learn to adapt to the circumstances.
Nà那
xiē些
kàn看
fēng风
shǐ使
duò舵
de的
zhèng政
kè客
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
shī失
qù去
mín民
zhòng众
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
Those opportunistic politicians will eventually lose the trust of the people.