可乘之机
Traditional form:
可乘之機
Pinyin (reading):
kěchéngzhījī
Definitions:
- an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
Characters:
- 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
- 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
- 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity
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