Take a chance

Take a chance

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is x í ngxi ǎ NJI ǎ ox ì ng, which means to take risks in order to achieve unexpected success. From the book of rites, the doctrine of the mean.

Notes on Idioms

To succeed by chance or to avoid misfortune by accident.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites, the doctrine of the mean: "a villain is lucky when he is dangerous."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs. There were also despicable officials who took chances, fought lightly and went deep into the enemy's territory, leaving hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the wilderness. Bi Yuan, Qing Dynasty, volume 78 of xuzizhitongjian