浑水摸鱼
húnshuǐ-mōyúTraditional 渾水摸魚
to fish in troubled waters; (slang) to slack off
Every meaning
húnshuǐ-mōyú
- to fish in troubled waters
- (slang) to slack off
Its characters
- 浑húnmuddy; turbid
- 水shuǐwater
- 摸mōto touch; to feel; to stroke
- 鱼yúfish
Words with 浑
Words with 水
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.