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顺手牵羊

順手牽羊

shùn shǒu qiān yáng

seun6 sau2 hin1 yeung4

Somewhat infrequent

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lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom) / to steal sth under cover of an emergency / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / snitch /

Adso: sameldc

Cantofish: samemdbg

MDBG: lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

LDC: snitch

CDict: '

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