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拆东补西
chāi​dōng​bǔ​xī

to rob Peter to pay Paul

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拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi​dōng​bǔ​xī
to rob Peter to pay Paul
(idiom) to pull down the east wall to repair the west, meaning to use a temporary makeshift solution to a problem that creates a new hole elsewhere; a temporary expedient

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