渾水摸魚

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Chinese

muddy water; chaotic situation to stroke fish; to catch fish; to slack off
trad. (渾水摸魚) 渾水 摸魚
simp. (浑水摸鱼) 浑水 摸鱼
alternative forms 混水摸魚混水摸鱼

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Idiom

渾水摸魚

  1. to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; to fish in troubled waters