趁流水

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Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water
trad. (趁流水)		趁	流水
simp. ^#(趁流水)		趁	流水

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàn-lâu-chúi

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-lâu-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: thàn-lâu-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tarnlauzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

Verb

趁流水

(Southern Min, literally) to take advantage of the rising sea tide to act promptly
(Southern Min, figuratively) to take advantage of an opportunity while one still can

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