打蛇隨棍上

daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5

(proverb) press home one's advantage; to seize an opportunity to make a request or to propose one's ideas; exploit a loophole in what someone has said to one's advantage

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (proverb) press home one's advantage; to seize an opportunity to make a request or to propose one's ideas; exploit a loophole in what someone has said to one's advantage

Written Forms

打蛇隨棍上Traditional · Main Form
打蛇随棍上Alternate Form

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