浑水摸鱼 in English hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

浑 水 摸 鱼

Traditional Characters

渾 水 摸 魚

Pinyin

hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

浑hun2muddy 水shui3surname Shui 摸mo1to feel with the hand 鱼yu2surname Yu