wān​ròu​bǔ​chuāng

to resort to a remedy worse than the disease or rob Peter to pay Paul

Senses

剜肉补疮/ 剜肉補瘡 wān​ròu​bǔ​chuāng to resort to a remedy worse than the disease or rob Peter to pay Paul

To cut out a piece of healthy flesh to patch a sore; describes using a harmful makeshift solution to solve an urgent problem without considering the consequences.

References

synonym 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡
variant 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡
same_as 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡
synonym 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡
synonym 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡