观衅伺隙 — Chinese idiom
观衅伺隙
guān xìn sì xì
Traditional: 觀釁伺隙
Meaning
- lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps
- fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points
- to look for the Achilles' heel
Character by character
- 观guānto observe, to spectate; appearance, view
- 衅xìnto quarrel, to dispute; a blood sacrifice
- 伺sìto serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine
- 隙xìcrack, fissure, split; grudge
Idioms sharing a character
- 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān
- 动见观瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān
- 叹为观止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ
- 坐井观天 zuò jǐng guān tiān
- 坐观成败 zuò guān chéng bài
- 察言观色 chá yán guān sè
- 旁观者清 páng guān zhě qīng
- 洞若观火 dòng ruò guān huǒ
- 蔚为大观 wèi wéi dà guān
- 袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān
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