趁虛而入

Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to enter
trad. (趁虛而入)		趁	虛	而	入
simp. (趁虚而入)		趁	虚	而	入

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chènxū'érrù

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ heoi¹ ji⁴ jap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chènxū'érrù
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chènsyu-érrù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-hsü¹-êrh²-ju⁴
    • Yale: chèn-syū-ér-rù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chennshiuerlruh
    • Palladius: чэньсюйэржу (čɛnʹsjujɛržu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can³ heoi¹ ji⁴ jap⁶
    • Yale: chan hēui yìh yahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ hoey¹ ji⁴ jap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen³ hêu¹ yi⁴ yeb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ hɵy̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jɐp̚²/

Idiom

趁虛而入

1. to enter or invade by exploiting of one's opponent's unpreparedness or weakness; to break through a weak point or advance when one's opponent is off guard

Synonyms

• 乘虛而入／乘虚而入 (chéngxū'érrù)