乘人不备

Traditional: 乘人不備

chéng rén bù bèi

Dictionary entry

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

What does 乘人不备 mean?

乘人不备 (chéng rén bù bèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

2to take sb by surprise

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乘Chéngsurname Cheng 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-备bèivariant of 備|备[bei4]

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乘人不备

chéng rén bù bèi

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