乘隙

乘隙

Chinese

		ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	crack; occasion for dislike
simp. and trad. (乘隙)		乘	隙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ kwik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chéngxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ kwik¹
    • Yale: sìhng kwīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ kwik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ kuig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ kʷʰɪk̚⁵/

Verb

乘隙

1. (literary) to seize an opportunity; to exploit a situation  

Synonyms

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乘勢／乘势 (chéngshì) (formal) 乘機／乘机 (chéngjī) 乘間／乘间 (chéngjiàn) (literary) 伺機／伺机 (sìjī)

趁勢／趁势 (chènshì) 趁機／趁机 (chènjī) 順勢／顺势 (shùnshì)