乘勢
simp乘势sing4 sai3chéng shì
English
- to seize the opportunity
- to strike while the iron is hot
- taking advantage of situation; availing oneself of sth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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