浑水摸鱼 (hún shuǐ mō yú) — to fish in troubled waters (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Definition
Idiom meaning to exploit chaos for personal gain — like 'fishing in troubled waters', but always carries a negative, opportunistic judgment about the person doing it.
verb
to fish in troubled waters (idiom)to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Examples
- 浑水摸鱼，。Yǒu xiē rén xǐ huan zài wēi jī zhōng hún shuǐ mō yú, chèn jī fā cái.Some people like to fish in troubled waters during crises and get rich.
- 浑水摸鱼，。Tā lì yòng shì chǎng de hùn luàn hún shuǐ mō yú, zhuàn le yí dà bǐ qián.He took advantage of the market chaos to fish in troubled waters and made a lot of money.
- ，浑水摸鱼，。Zài zhèng zhì dòng dàng shí qī, zǒng yǒu rén xiǎng hún shuǐ mō yú, móu qǔ sī lì.During political turmoil, there are always people who want to fish in troubled waters for personal gain.
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