fish in troubled waters; take advantage of chaos
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to fish in troubled waters; to take advantage of a chaotic situation for personal gain
derogatory含贬义。既可以形容具体行为，也可以形容一种策略或心态。
Gōng公
sī司
chóng重
zǔ组
qī期
jiān间
，
yǒu有
rén人
chèn趁
jī机
hún浑
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
qīn侵
tūn吞
gōng公
kuǎn款
。
During the company reorganization, some people took advantage of the chaos to embezzle funds.
Shì市
chǎng场
hùn混
luàn乱
zhèng正
shì是
jiān奸
shāng商
hún浑
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
de的
hǎo好
shí时
jī机
。
The chaos in the market is a perfect opportunity for unscrupulous merchants to fish in troubled waters.
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Tā他
zǒng总
xiǎng想
hún浑
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
，
cóng从
bù不
tā踏
tā踏
shi实
shí实
gōng工
zuò作
。
He always tries to take advantage of chaotic situations instead of working diligently.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
quán权
lì力
dòu斗
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
gè各
fāng方
shì势
lì力
dōu都
xiǎng想
hún浑
shuǐ水
mō摸
yú鱼
。
In this power struggle, all factions are trying to fish in troubled waters.