从中渔利

從中漁利

cóngzhōng-yúlì

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

中间商故意压价，企图从中渔利。

Zhōngjiānshāng gùyì yājià, qǐtú cóngzhōng-yúlì.

The middleman deliberately pushed down the price, trying to profit at both sides' expense.

HSK 7-9

他挑拨双方矛盾，就是想从中渔利。

Tā tiǎobō shuāngfāng máodùn, jiùshì xiǎng cóngzhōng-yúlì.

He stirred up the conflict between the two sides precisely to profit from it.

HSK 7-9

战乱时期，不少奸商从中渔利。

Zhànluàn shíqī, bùshǎo jiānshāng cóngzhōng-yúlì.

In times of war and chaos, quite a few unscrupulous merchants profited from the turmoil.

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.

Disapproving. Reserved for situations where someone exploits a conflict, dispute, or crisis they're not a party to.

从 cóng

中 zhōng

渔 yú

利 lì