观衅伺隙
guān xìn sì xì
Pinyin

Definition

观衅伺隙
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guān xìn sì xì
  1. lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)
  2. fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points
  3. to look for the Achilles' heel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

伺候
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
伺机
sì jī
  1. 1 to wait for an opportunity
  2. 2 to watch for one's chance
白驹过隙
bái jū guò xì
  1. 1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
空隙
kòng xì
  1. 1 crack
  2. 2 gap between two objects
  3. 3 gap in time between two events
缝隙
fèng xì
  1. 1 small crack
  2. 2 chink
间隙
jiàn xì
  1. 1 interval
  2. 2 gap
  3. 3 clearance
伺服
sì fú
  1. 1 servo (small electric motor)
  2. 2 computer server
嫌隙
xián xì
  1. 1 hostility
  2. 2 animosity
孔隙
kǒng xì
  1. 1 pore (geology)
窥伺
kuī sì
  1. 1 to spy upon
  2. 2 to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
罅隙
xià xì
  1. 1 gap
  2. 2 crack
  3. 3 rift
裂隙
liè xì
  1. 1 gap
  2. 2 slit
  3. 3 crack
  4. 4 crevice
  5. 5 fracture
隙
xì
  1. 1 crack
  2. 2 crevice
  3. 3 gap or interval
  4. 4 loophole
  5. 5 discord
  6. 6 rift
隙缝
xì fèng
  1. 1 aperture

Idioms (2)

白驹过隙
bái jū guò xì
  1. 1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
观衅伺隙
guān xìn sì xì
  1. 1 lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points
  3. 3 to look for the Achilles' heel

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