顺水推船 in English shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to push the boat with the current
  • metaphorically to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

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Pinyin

shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shun4to obey shui3surname Shui tui1to push chuan2variant of 船[chuan2]