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从中渔利

從中漁利
cóngzhōngyúlì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to profit at others' expense (from a dispute or situation)
  2. 2 to fish in troubled waters for personal gain

Examples

中间商故意压价，企图从中渔利。
Zhōngjiānshāng gùyì yājià, qǐtú cóngzhōngyúlì.
The middleman deliberately pushed down the price, trying to profit at both sides' expense.
他挑拨双方矛盾，就是想从中渔利。
Tā tiǎobō shuāngfāng máodùn, jiùshì xiǎng cóngzhōngyúlì.
He stirred up the conflict between the two sides precisely to profit from it.
战乱时期，不少奸商从中渔利。
Zhànluàn shíqī, bùshǎo jiānshāng cóngzhōngyúlì.
In times of war and chaos, quite a few unscrupulous merchants profited from the turmoil.

Tips

memory
渔 = fishing. Picture someone tossing a line into other people's troubles to pull out profit. Close cousin of 鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利 — same fisherman, same trick.
register
Disapproving. Reserved for situations where someone exploits a conflict, dispute, or crisis they're not a party to.

Stroke Order

从 cóng
中 zhōng
渔 yú
利 lì