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to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom) · (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jié
Antonyms
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society夜不闭户yè bù bì hùlit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) · fig. honesty prevails throughout society路不拾遗lù bù shí yí