见风使舵
Traditional form:
見風使舵
Pinyin (reading):
jiànfēngshǐduò
Definitions:
- lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
Characters:
- 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 使 - cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
- 舵 - helm, rudder
Traditional characters: