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
trad. (乘人之危)		乘	人	之	危
simp. #(乘人之危)		乘	人	之	危

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngrénzhīwēi, chéngrénzhīwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ, ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrénzhīwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrénjhihwei
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei¹
    • Yale: chéng-rén-jr̄-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngrenjyuei
    • Palladius: чэнжэньчживэй (čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrénzhīwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrénjhihwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei²
    • Yale: chéng-rén-jr̄-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngrenjywei
    • Palladius: чэнжэньчживэй (čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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

1. to exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation