Lingaku- lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to take advantage of sb's misfortune
This phrase is used to describe someone who exploits another person's difficult situation for their own benefit, typically in a deceitful manner.
While others were losing their jobs, he took advantage of the situation and stole their clients.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫to take advantage of someone's misfortunechèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫de的jī huì机会opportunity to take advantage of a misfortunezài在hùn luàn混乱Zhōng中chèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫to loot amidst chaoschèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫xíng wéi行为acts of taking advantage during crisesbù dào dé不道德de的chèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫unethical opportunismchèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫de的xīn tài心态mindset of taking advantage of others' troubleschèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫ér而huò lì获利to profit by taking advantage of others' misfortuneschèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫de的fāng shì方式methods of exploiting chaoschèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫，fēi fèn非分zhī之xiǎng想to take unfair advantage in dire situationsbù xiè不屑Yú于chèn huǒ dǎ jié趁火打劫to disdain taking advantage of misfortunes