created sense approved 拆东墙，补西墙/拆東牆，補西牆 · chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng · rob Peter to pay Paul — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拆东墙，补西墙 / 拆東牆，補西牆
chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng
rob Peter to pay Paul
To resort to a makeshift solution; to take from one area to help another without addressing the fundamental problem
拆 (literal) → 拆 · chāi · to demolish 东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall ， (non_chinese) 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to mend 西 (literal) → 西 · xī · west 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition