Read Edit View history Discussion 挖肉補瘡 wāròubǔchuāng to rob Peter to pay Paul Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 挖肉补疮/ 挖肉補瘡 wāròubǔchuāng to rob Peter to pay Paul to cut out a piece of one's healthy flesh to patch a sore; refers to using a harmful temporary measure to solve a problem without considering the consequences or making the situation worse. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 → 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡 Edit Delete see 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 → 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡 Edit Delete variant 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡 → 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 Edit Delete synonym 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 → 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 Edit Delete synonym 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡 → 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 Edit Delete
挖肉补疮/ 挖肉補瘡 wāròubǔchuāng to rob Peter to pay Paul to cut out a piece of one's healthy flesh to patch a sore; refers to using a harmful temporary measure to solve a problem without considering the consequences or making the situation worse. Edit Delete