江河里行船，看风使舵江河里行船，看風使舵江河里行船，看風使舵

sailing on rivers: watch the wind and steer

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Changing one's stance to suit whichever way things blow, giving up principles. Critical; like 'trim one's sails to the wind'.
Wordplay: 看风使舵 (kànfēng shǐ duò) literally means adjusting the rudder to the wind and figuratively means changing attitude with circumstances.

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Simplified: 江河里行船，看风使舵
Traditional (Taiwan): 江河里行船，看風使舵
Pinyin: Jiānghé li xíngchuán, kànfēngshǐduò
Pinyin (Taiwan): Jiānghé lǐ xíngchuán, kànfēngshǐduò
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ，ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄥㄕˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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