你不能趁人之危
“You shouldn't take advantage of others”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要互帮互助
“should help each other.”
你 不能 趁人之危
“You shouldn't take advantage of others”
落井下石嘛
“and kick them when they are down.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese social ethics strongly despise profiting off someone else's misfortune, prioritizing reciprocal solidarity (Dao Yi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take advantage of someone's precarious situation
A universally recognized four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize opportunism when someone is suffering.