趁流水

Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water
trad. (趁流水)		趁	流水
simp. #(趁流水)		趁	流水

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàn-lâu-chúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-lâu-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: thàn-lâu-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarnlauzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

Verb

趁流水

1. (Southern Min, literally) to take advantage of the rising sea tide to act promptly
2. (Southern Min, figuratively) to take advantage of an opportunity while one still can