顺风转舵
shùn fēng zhuǎn duò
Pinyin

Definition

顺风转舵
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shùn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook
  2. pragmatic
  3. unprincipled

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

duò
  1. 1 helm
  2. 2 rudder
zhǎng duò
  1. 1 to steer (a ship)
duò shǒu
  1. 1 helmsman
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
yòu duò
  1. 1 right rudder
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

Idioms (3)

见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
  1. 1 to trim one's sails with the wind
  2. 2 to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)

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