move one's boat to get ashore
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í Chu á NJI ù n, means to change the original idea, take advantage of the situation to do something, also means to come without inviting. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 91 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "if Xue Tadao has a heart of regret, he will naturally move the boat to the shore."
Idiom usage
Chapter 50 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: as long as the consul is afraid, he can still be expected to move the ship to shore
Chinese PinYin : yí chuán jiù àn
move one's boat to get ashore
act according to god 's will and the desire of the people. yìng tiān cóng rén
face red or pale with too much anxiety. jí chì bái liǎn
cannot explain or find out why. bù kě jiū jié
leave one 's native place and live as a vagabond. lí xiāng bèi jǐng