趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)

What does 趁火打劫 mean?

趁火打劫 (chèn huǒ dǎ jié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)

2(fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune

Character breakdown

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趁chènto avail oneself of · to take advantage of 火Huǒsurname Huo 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]劫jiévariant of 劫[jie2]

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趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

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