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火事場泥棒
Hiragana
かじばどろぼう
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
火事などの混乱に乗じて盗みを働く者 / 混乱・騒ぎに便乗して、不正な利益を得ようとする人
Easy Japanese Meaning
びょうきやじしんなどのこんらんのときに、こっそりどろぼうをするひと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
在火灾现场趁乱抢劫或盗窃的人 / 比喻乘混乱牟取不义之利者
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
在火災現場趁亂偷竊的人 / （比喻）趁混亂牟取不正當利益的人
Korean Meaning
화재 현장에서 약탈하는 사람 / 혼란을 틈타 부정하게 이익을 챙기는 사람
Indonesian
penjarah di lokasi kebakaran / orang yang memanfaatkan kekacauan untuk keuntungan pribadi secara curang
Vietnamese Meaning
kẻ hôi của trong đám cháy / (nghĩa bóng) kẻ lợi dụng lúc hỗn loạn để trục lợi
Tagalog Meaning
magnanakaw sa lugar ng sunog / taong sumasamantala sa kaguluhan para sa hindi tapat na pakinabang
Sense（1）
looter at the scene of a fire (abbr. 火(か)事(じ)泥(どろ) (kajidoro))
Sense（2）
(figuratively) someone who takes advantage of confusion for dishonest personal gain
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looter at the scene of a fire (abbr. 火(か)事(じ)泥(どろ) (kajidoro)) / (figuratively) someone who takes advantage of confusion for dishonest personal gain
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火事場泥棒
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He was profiting like a thief at a fire, taking advantage of others' difficulties.
He was profiting like a thief at a fire, taking advantage of others' difficulties.
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彼は火事場泥棒のように、他人の困難を利用して利益を得ていた。
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