无机可乘 wú jī kě chéng No chance

Explanation

指没有可乘之机，没有空子可钻。

It means there is no chance to take advantage of or no loophole to exploit.

Origin Story

话说古代有个贪官，鱼肉乡里，搜刮民脂民膏，百姓苦不堪言。有一天，他下乡视察，百姓们本想趁此机会向他告状，但贪官早有准备，戒备森严，百姓们无机可乘，只能默默忍受着他的压榨。贪官洋洋得意，继续他的为非作歹。然而，天网恢恢，疏而不漏，最终，他还是受到了应有的惩罚，百姓们终于可以过上安稳的日子了。

huà shuō gǔdài yǒu gè tānguān, yú ròu xiānglǐ, sōuguā mínzhī míngāo, bǎixìng kǔ bùkān yán. yǒuyītiān, tā xià xiāng shìchá, bǎixìng men běn xiǎng chèn cǐ jīhuì xiàng tā gào zhuàng, dàn tānguān zǎo yǒu zhǔnbèi, jièbèi sēnyán, bǎixìng men wú jī kě chéng, zhǐ néng mòmò rěnshòu zhe tā de yāzhà. tānguān yángyáng déyì, jìxù tā de wèifēi zuòdǎi. rán'ér, tiānwǎng huīhuī, shū ér bù lòu, zuìzhōng, tā háishì shòudào le yìngyǒu de chéngfá, bǎixìng men zhōngyú kěyǐ guò shang ānwěn de rìzi le

Once upon a time, there was a corrupt official who exploited the people and squeezed every last drop of blood from them. One day, he went to the countryside to inspect, and the people wanted to take this opportunity to complain to him, but the official was well-prepared, and the people had no chance to complain, so they could only silently endure his oppression. The official was very complacent and continued his evil deeds. But in the end, he was punished and the people could finally live a peaceful life.

Usage

用作谓语、宾语；指没有可乘之机。

yòng zuò wèiyǔ, bǐnyǔ；zhǐ méiyǒu kě chéng zhī jī

Used as predicate and object; it means there is no chance to take advantage of or no loophole to exploit.

Examples

• 他处处设防，让我们无机可乘。

  ta chuchù shèfáng, ràng wǒmen wú jī kě chéng

  He took precautions everywhere, leaving us no chance.

• 这次行动，敌人无机可乘，很快便失败了。

  zhè cì xíngdòng, dírén wú jī kě chéng, hěn kuài biàn shībài le

  This action failed quickly because the enemy had no chance to retaliate.

Related Idioms

• 无隙可乘

• 无法可施

Opposite Idioms

• 有机可乘