created reference approved 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 → 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挖肉补疮 / 挖肉補瘡 wāròubǔchuāng
剜肉补疮 / 剜肉補瘡 wānròubǔchuāng
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 → 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挖肉补疮 / 挖肉補瘡 wāròubǔchuāng
剜肉医疮 / 剜肉醫瘡 wānròuyīchuāng
see
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created sense approved 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡 · wāròubǔchuāng · to rob Peter to pay Paul — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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.
挖 (literal) → 挖 · wā · to dig 肉 (literal) → 肉 · ròu · meat 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to mend 疮 (literal) → 疮/瘡 · chuāng · sore
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