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渾水摸魚 (wan4 seoi2 mo2 jyu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

渾水摸魚 (wan4 seoi2 mo2 jyu4, hún shuǐ mō yú) — to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 渾厚 (wan4 hau5) — (adjective) honest and simple (adjective of sound) deep and strong
• 渾 (gwan2) — water flowing continuously; freely
• 渾 (wan4) — whole; complete; all over; simple and natural; unsophisticated
• 渾 (wan6) — muddy; to mix; foolish; stupid; wretched; to blend; to merge
• 渾圓 (wan4 jyun4) — perfectly round; (fig.) accommodating; considerate; smooth (way of doing things)
• 渾天儀 (wan4 tin1 ji4) — armillary sphere (astronomy)

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