乘火打劫

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Chinese

ride; mount; make use of
ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
to rob; to plunder; to loot
to rob; to plunder; to loot; to be in a situation where the ko rule applies
 
trad. (乘火打劫) 打劫
simp. #(乘火打劫) 打劫
Literally: “to take advantage of a fire to rob”.

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乘火打劫

  1. to take advantage of another person's misfortune for personal gain

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