粵

乘sing4勢sai3

simp乘势
sing4 sai3chéng shì

English

  1. to seize the opportunity
  2. to strike while the iron is hot
  3. taking advantage of situation; availing oneself of sth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 把握暫時出現嘅大好機會同趨勢去做某樣嘢

Examples

  • 趁住公司業績良好,職員代表喺會議上乘勢提出加薪。

    Taking advantage of the company's excellent performance this year, the staff representative proposed a pay rise on the meeting.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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