有隙可乘

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	crack; occasion for dislike	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
simp. and trad. (有隙可乘)		有	隙	可	乘
Literally: “there is a crack to squeeze through”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuxìkěchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ kwik¹ ho² sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒuxìkěchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushihkeecherng
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ kwik¹ ho² sing⁴
  - Yale: yáuh kwīk hó sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ kwik⁷ ho² sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ kuig¹ ho² xing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ kʷʰɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

有隙可乘

there is a loophole to exploit

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