乘火打劫

chéng huǒ dǎ jié

Dictionary entry

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

What does 乘火打劫 mean?

乘火打劫 (chéng huǒ dǎ jié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take advantage of sb's misfortune

2to loot

Character breakdown

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乘Chéngsurname Cheng 火Huǒsurname Huo 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]劫jiévariant of 劫[jie2]

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How to pronounce 乘火打劫

乘火打劫

chéng huǒ dǎ jié

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