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(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom) · (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune

趁火打劫
chèn huǒ dǎ jié
ch+èn·4th toneh+uǒ·3rd toned+ǎ·3rd tonej+ié·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain浑水摸鱼hún shuǐ mō yúlit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) · fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off顺手牵羊shùn shǒu qiān yángto break into a house for robbery (idiom)打家劫舍dǎ jiā jié shèto take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)趁人之危chèn rén zhī wēilit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom) · fig. everybody hits a man who is down墙倒众人推qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuīto throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) · to hit a person when he's down落井下石luò jǐng xià shí
Antonyms
to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor除暴安良chú bào ān liáng
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