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be a weathercock; trim one's sails (to the wind); sail with the wind

jiàn fēng shǐ duò

见 风 使 舵

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derogbe a weathercock; trim one's sails (to the wind); sail with the wind
- tā zhè ge rén jiàn fēng shǐ duò bā miàn líng lóng shuō le bù shǎo ràng dà jiā gāo xìng de huà
  他这个人，见风使舵，八面玲珑，说了不少让大家高兴的话。
  A weathercock and an artful person, he spoke a lot of beautiful words to please people.
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suí jī yìng biàn随机应变 jiàn jī xíng shì见机行事 yīn shí zhì yí因时制宜 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò见风转舵 xiàng jī xíng shì相机行事 kàn fēng shǐ duò看风使舵 suí fēng zhuǎn duò随风转舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò顺风转舵

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