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趁火打劫

can3 fo2 daa2 gip3

chen4 huo3 da3 jie2

to loot a burning house; to take adventage of sb.'s misfortune

Level: 3

趁火打劫

趁 can3 zhen3 zhen1 nian3 chen2 chen4 - [1] [v] take advantage of; avail oneself to [2
火 fo2 huo3 - fire
打 daa2 daa1 da3 da2 - hit; strike | dozen
劫 gip3 jie2 - rob; plunder; hijack

This word was added by bybell on 13th Mar 2008 and last edited on 1st Apr 2008

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