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be opportunistic; make a profit through craft rather than effort; resort to chicanery to serve oneself; seize every chance to gain advantage by trickery

tōu jiān qǔ qiǎo

偷 奸 取 巧

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slbe opportunistic; make a profit through craft rather than effort; resort to chicanery to serve oneself; seize every chance to gain advantage by trickery
- tā zhè rén zhuān huì tōu jiān qǔ qiǎo zuò shì quán píng yī zhāng zuǐ
  他这人专会偷奸取巧，做事全凭一张嘴。
  He is a smooth talker, and resorts to chicanery for personal gain as a matter of course.
synonym
tóu jī qǔ qiǎo投机取巧

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