thừa cơ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乘機.

Pronunciation

Verb

thừa

  1. to seize the opportunity to, to make use of the occasion to
    • 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      [] muốn thừa cơ kết giao với đại quan nhà Tống chuẩn bị làm nội ứng cho việc đánh Tống sau này.
      he wanted to use the occasion to enter in contact with a high Sòng dynasty mandarin ready to turn informant in order to beat the Sòng later on.