yǐ​lín​wéi​hè

to shift one's troubles onto others

Senses

以邻为壑/ 以鄰為壑 yǐ​lín​wéi​hè (also yǐ​lín​wéi​huò) 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

References

variant 以邻为壑/以鄰為壑 邻国为壑/鄰國為壑