雁过拔毛

雁過拔毛
yànguòbámáo
  1. lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
  2. fig. to seize any opportunity
  3. pragmatic

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to be very greedy (such that every tasks completed by that person will have some money embezzled)
  2. to be very greedy (such that every tasks completed by that person will have some money embezzled)

Wiktionary

凡是过手的事都要得些好处，绝不轻易放过

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 雁 yàn wild goose
=1 雁 yàn variant of 雁 yàn
=2 过 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=2 过 guo (experienced action marker)
3 拔毛 bámáo
  1. to pull out hair
  2. to pluck
  3. epilation

Related entries

变通 biàntōng
  1. pragmatic
  2. flexible
  3. to act differently in different situations
  4. to accommodate to circumstances
务实 wùshí
  1. to deal with concrete matters
  2. pragmatic
随机 suíjī
  1. according to the situation
  2. pragmatic
  3. random
为什么随机句子中的人总是叫汤姆？

Why are people always called Tom in random sentences?

Source: Tatoeba

顺风转舵 shùnfēngzhuǎnduò
  1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook
  2. pragmatic
  3. unprincipled
机变 jībiàn
  1. improvisation
  2. flexible
  3. adaptable
  4. pragmatic