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有隙可乘

jau5 gwik1 ho2 sing6

you3 xie4 ke3 cheng2

there is a crack to squeeze through; there is a loophole to exploit

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

有隙可乘

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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有 jau5 jau6 you3 {you4} - have
隙 kwik1 gwik1 xi4 - [1] [n] crack; split; fissure; crevice [2] [n]
可 ho2 hak1 ke3 {ke4} - may; can; possibly
乘 sing4 sing6 | sing6 {sing4 sing cheng2 {sheng4} | sheng4 {cheng - to ride; to mount; to go aboard (horse)

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