浑水摸鱼

渾水摸魚
húnshuǐmōyú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

CEDICT

to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; to fish in troubled waters

Wiktionary

在浑浊的水中捞鱼。比喻趁溷乱时攫取利益或指工作不认真。如：「有人在空难现场浑水摸鱼，拿走许多贵重的物品。」也作「溷水摸鱼」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 工作不认真
  2. 趁溷乱的时机谋取不正当的利益

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 浑水 húnshuǐ
  1. (figurative) chaotic situation (that no one would like to involve themselves in)
  2. chaotic situation (that no one would like to involve themselves in)
  3. muddy water
2 摸鱼 mōyú
  1. to catch fish
  2. (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy

Related entries

混水摸鱼 húnshuǐmōyú
  1. to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  2. also written 浑水摸鱼