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fish in troubled waters; loot a house when it is on fire; loot a burning house; plunder a house when it is on fire

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

趁 火 打 劫

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derogfish in troubled waters; loot a house when it is on fire; loot a burning house; plunder a house when it is on fire
- pàn luàn zhě chèn huǒ dǎ jié lüè duó cái wù
  叛乱者趁火打劫，掠夺财物。
  The rebels went looting and pillaging.
- wǒ men bì xū fáng fàn dí rén chèn huǒ dǎ jié
  我们必须防范敌人趁火打劫。
  We must keep our enemies from fishing in troubled waters.
synonym
xuě shàng jiā shuāng雪上加霜 chéng xū ér rù乘虚而入 yǒu jī kě chéng有机可乘 luò jǐng xià shí落井下石 chéng rén zhī wēi乘人之危 hún shuǐ mō yú浑水摸鱼 chèn rén zhī wēi趁人之危 tóu jǐng xià shí投井下石 chéng jī dǎ jié乘机打劫 luò jǐng tóu shí落井投石 chèn huǒ dá jié趁夥打劫
antonym
jǐn shàng tiān huā锦上添花 xuě zhōng sòng tàn雪中送炭

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