順風轉舵

顺风转舵
shùnfēngzhuǎnduò
  1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook
  2. pragmatic
  3. unprincipled

CEDICT

比喻順著情勢的發展而轉變態度。如：「他常順風轉舵，很讓同事不齒。」也作「隨風倒舵」、「隨風轉舵」、「見風轉舵」、「看風轉舵」、「順風轉舵」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 順風 shùnfēng
  1. lit. tail wind
  2. Bon voyage!
2 轉 zhuǎn
  1. to turn
  2. to change direction
  3. to transfer
  4. to forward (mail)
  5. (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
3 舵 duò
  1. helm
  2. rudder

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  1. pragmatic
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  3. to act differently in different situations
  4. to accommodate to circumstances
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  1. to deal with concrete matters
  2. pragmatic
隨機 suíjī
  1. according to the situation
  2. pragmatic
  3. random
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Why are people always called Tom in random sentences?

Source: Tatoeba

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  1. lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
  2. fig. to seize any opportunity
  3. pragmatic
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  1. improvisation
  2. flexible
  3. adaptable
  4. pragmatic
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