可乘之机 — Chinese idiom
可乘之机
kě chéng zhī jī
Traditional: 可乘之機
Meaning
- an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
Character by character
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 乘chéngride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multipl
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
Idioms sharing a character
- 一蹴可几 yī cù kě jī
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì
- 不可胜言 bù kě shèng yán
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
- 不可思议 bù kě sī yì
- 不可抗拒 bù kě kàng jù
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi
- 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ
- 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní
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