见风转舵
Traditional form:
見風轉舵
Pinyin (reading):
jiànfēngzhuǎnduò
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
- 转 - to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
- 舵 - helm, rudder
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