混水摸魚

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to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain · also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  2. also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼

Written Forms

混水摸魚Traditional · Main Form
混水摸鱼Alternate Form

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