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

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

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

Synonyms

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)

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