乘虛而入

See also: 乘虚而入

Chinese

		ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	and; as well as; but (not) 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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngxū'érrù

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ heoi¹ ji⁴ jap⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁵ he¹ re⁵ rib⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngxū'érrù
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsyu-érrù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-hsü¹-êrh²-ju⁴
    • Yale: chéng-syū-ér-rù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshiuerlruh
    • Palladius: чэнсюйэржу (čɛnsjujɛržu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ heoi¹ ji⁴ jap⁶
    • Yale: sìhng hēui yìh yahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ hoey¹ ji⁴ jap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ hêu¹ yi⁴ yeb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jɐp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng⁵ he¹ re⁵ rib⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sêng hṳ jṳ̂ ji̍p
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³⁻²³ d͡zɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zip̚⁴/

Idiom

乘虛而入

1. to enter or invade by exploiting of one's opponent's unpreparedness or weakness; to break through a weak point or advance when one's opponent is off guard

Synonyms

• 趁虛而入／趁虚而入 (chènxū'érrù)