看風使舵 (hon3 fung1 sai2 to4) — trim one's sails in Cantonese

hon˗₃fungˉ¹saiˊ²使toˎ₄
看风使舵
Mandarin Pinyin: kan4 feng1 shi3 duo4

Meaning of 看風使舵

verbtrim one's sails
noun(proverb) to adapt/change different directions according to different circumstances

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