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邻国为壑
lín​guó​wéi​hè

to shift misfortune onto others

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
邻国为壑 鄰國為壑 lín​guó​wéi​hè
to shift misfortune onto others
to treat neighboring countries as a dumping ground for one's problems; to pass one's troubles or disasters onto others for personal gain

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Has variant

  • 以邻为壑 yǐ​lín​wéi​hè