混水摸鱼 in English hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to fish in troubled water (idiomatic expression); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  • also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼

Simplified Characters

混 水 摸 鱼

Traditional Characters

混 水 摸 魚

Pinyin

hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

混hun4confused 水shui3surname Shui 摸mo1to feel with the hand 鱼yu2surname Yu