Pinyin: hú n shu ǐ m not y ú
Explanation: muddy water: the water is not clear. Metaphor takes advantage of chaos to profit.
Source: Lao She's "Four Generations under One Family": "When things are settled, he can fish in troubled waters immediately, regardless of whether Shanghai will go to war."
He won't help others. ~, this time too. ★ Peony Five in Xu Chi
Synonym: fish in troubled waters.
Antonym: don't close the door at night, don't pick up the road.
Grammar: as predicate and attribute; plunder/loot a house when it is on fire—fish in troubled waters
Fish in troubled waters [fish in troubled waters]
Pinyin: hün Shuǐm not yú
Explanation: It is a metaphor for profiting from chaos.
Source: Ma Nancun's "Yanshan Nighttalk: The Property of an Egg": "And he intends to give this picked egg to many eggs laid by neighboring hens to hatch together. The purpose is obviously to fish in troubled waters."
Example: He always wants to be an official.
Synonym: fish in troubled waters.
Grammar: as predicate and attribute; plunder/loot a house when it is on fire—fish in troubled waters