顺风转舵

順風轉舵
shùnfēngzhuǎnduò
  1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook
  2. pragmatic
  3. unprincipled

CEDICT

比喻顺着情势的发展而转变态度。如：「他常顺风转舵，很让同事不齿。」也作「随风倒舵」、「随风转舵」、「见风转舵」、「看风转舵」、「顺风转舵」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 顺风 shùnfēng
  1. lit. tail wind
  2. Bon voyage!
2 转 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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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

雁过拔毛 yànguòbámáo
  1. lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
  2. fig. to seize any opportunity
  3. pragmatic
机变 jībiàn
  1. improvisation
  2. flexible
  3. adaptable
  4. pragmatic
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