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浑水摸鱼
渾水摸魚
húnshuǐmōyú
1. to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

Character Breakdown

浑
hún
blended, mixed; muddy, turbid
HSK 6 9 丶
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶
摸
mō
to caress, to stroke, to gently touch
HSK 5 13 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶

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