chéng xū ér rùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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乘虛而入 乘虚而入 [cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4] /to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse/

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