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以邻为壑
yǐ​lín​wéi​hè

to shift one's troubles onto others

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
以邻为壑 以鄰為壑 yǐ​lín​wéi​hè
to shift one's troubles onto others
(idiom) to use one's neighbor as a ditch; to pass one's difficulties or problems onto others at their expense

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Cross-References

Variant of

  • 邻国为壑 lín​guó​wéi​hè

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Frequency data
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