← Cantonese Dictionary

打蛇隨棍上 (daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

打蛇隨棍上 (daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5, dǎ shé suí gùn shàng) — (proverb) press home one's advantage; to seize an opportunity to make a request or to propose one's ideas; exploit a loophole in what someone has said to one's advantage

Classifier

—

Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 打主意 (daa2 zyu2 ji3) — to think of a plan; to think of an idea to take advantage of certain people
• 打乞嗤 (daa2 hat1 ci1) — sneeze
• 打亂 (daa2 lyun6) — to mess up; to disrupt; to cause chaos
• 打亂種 (daa2 lyun6 zung2) — people of mixed ethnicities; bastard
• 打交叉 (daa2 gaau1 caa1) — to draw a cross; to cross out
• 打交 (daa2 gaau1) — (verb) to fight; to scuffle;

Word of the day · Chengyu stories · Pinyin converter · Korean romanizer · FAQ · About · Contact · Privacy

Study