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趁
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to avail oneself of]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to avail oneself of]]
  2. 2 chān chéung 趁趁 — to make one's living on the streets, to operate on the streets; to spend time, to "hang out" (st 6, 17).
  3. 3 góng hōi sàu sou, géi sīh daai ngōh deih chèut heui chān háh aa 幾時佛我哋出去「趁」呀 — Talking about collecting interest payments, when are you taking us out on the job? (snch 7, 25).
Other Readings
趁
to operate on the streets | to take advantage of | to fulfil | while | to earn m
Words containing 趁
趁火打劫
[[to steal under the cover of fire]] to take advantage of a chaotic situation fo
趁熱
[[to hang out at the market]] to join in the fun.
趁佢病,撳佢命
[[to take someone's life when they are sick]] to exploit someone's misfortune, t
趁飄
[[to ride the storm]] to take a boat (OS).
趁手
[[to act quickly]] to act quickly, to respond rapidly when the time is right.
趁熱鬧
[[to enjoy a crowd]] to enjoy a crowd. | hēung gōng yàhn haih gam baat gwaa,
打鐵趁熱
[[to act when the moment is right, to "strike while the iron is hot"]] to act wh
趁熱食
to eat the food while it's still hot
趁墟
(slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to join
趁風
to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
趁風使𢃇
to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
趁手
(adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passin
趁住
while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of
趁早
while it's not too late; while it's still early
趁火打劫
to loot a burning house; to take adventage of sb.'s misfortune
趁機
to take advantage; to seize an opportunity
趁熱鬧
going somewhere popular nowadays (spoken)
打鐵趁熱
lit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay
趁墟打市
to go to market
趁勢
take advantage of a situation; seize and capitalize on favorable circumstances
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