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混水摸魚 (wan6 seoi2 mo2 jyu4) — fish in troubled waters in Cantonese

wanˍ₆混seoiˊ²水moˊ²摸jyuˎ₄魚
简 混水摸鱼
Mandarin Pinyin: hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2

Meaning of 混水摸魚

nounfish in troubled waters

Characters in 混水摸魚

混wan6
muddle/drift along; get along with
水seoi2
extra charge/income
摸mo2
touch; feel; stroke; caress
魚jyu4
fish

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