"乘人之危" meaning in All languages combined

See 乘人之危 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, standard, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 乘人之危
  1. to exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "to exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation"
      ],
      "id": "en-乘人之危-zh-phrase-j2JD2uhY",
      "links": [
        [
          "exploit",
          "exploit"
        ],
        [
          "difficulties",
          "difficulty"
        ],
        [
          "precarious",
          "precarious"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwēi"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénjhihwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéng-rén-jr̄-wēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cherngrenjyuei"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чэнжэньчживэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwéi"
    },
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        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénjhihwéi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéng-rén-jr̄-wéi"
    },
    {
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        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cherngrenjywei"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "roman": "čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чэнжэньчживэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/",
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      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sìhng yàhn jī ngàih"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ dzi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xing⁴ yen⁴ ji¹ ngei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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  "word": "乘人之危"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 之",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 乘",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 危",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation"
      ],
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        [
          "exploit",
          "exploit"
        ],
        [
          "difficulties",
          "difficulty"
        ],
        [
          "precarious",
          "precarious"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénjhihwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéng-rén-jr̄-wēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cherngrenjyuei"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чэнжэньчживэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénzhīwéi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéngrénjhihwéi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻêng²-jên²-chih¹-wei²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chéng-rén-jr̄-wéi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cherngrenjywei"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "roman": "čɛnžɛnʹčživɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чэнжэньчживэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sìhng yàhn jī ngàih"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing⁴ jan⁴ dzi¹ ngai⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xing⁴ yen⁴ ji¹ ngei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
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  ],
  "word": "乘人之危"
}

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