乘火打劫 chéng huǒ dǎ jié

DEFINITIONS

  1. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
  2. to loot

CHARACTERS

乘 chéng ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
火 huǒ fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
劫 jié take by force, coerce; disaster