Daily Chinese Idiom March 03, 2024
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
To fish in troubled water; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Traditional:
混水摸魚
坏人故意挑起事端,制造纷乱,以便混水摸鱼
The bad guys deliberately stir up trouble, creating chaos to muddy the waters and divert attention.
