乘虛而入

See also: 乘虚而入

Chinese
 
ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
 
devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 to enter
trad. (乘虛而入) 乘 虛 而 入
simp. (乘虚而入) 乘 虚 而 入

Etymology

Literally: to break through while your enemy is at its weakest

Pronunciation

Idiom

乘虛而入

  1. to catch someone off guard
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