乘人之危

Chinese

		ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	man; person; people	's; him/her/it; this	danger; to endanger
simp. and trad. (乘人之危)		乘	人	之	危

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngrénzhīwēi, chéngrénzhīwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄟ, ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: chéngrénzhīwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngrenjyuei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrénjhihwei
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: chéngrénzhīwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngrenjywei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrénjhihwéi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴
  - Yale: sìhng yàhn jī ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jan⁴ dzi¹ ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yen⁴ ji¹ ngei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

乘人之危

to exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation

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