挹彼注此
yì​bǐ​zhù​cǐ

to make up for a deficiency

  • created reference approved 挹彼注此 → 挹彼注兹/挹彼注茲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挹彼注此 yì​bǐ​zhù​cǐ

    挹彼注兹 / 挹彼注茲 yì​bǐ​zhù​zī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挹彼注此 · yì​bǐ​zhù​cǐ · to make up for a deficiency — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挹彼注此

    yì​bǐ​zhù​cǐ

    to make up for a deficiency

    (Figurative) To take from a place of surplus to fill a gap elsewhere; to make up for a deficiency by drawing upon a surplus

    挹 (literal) → 挹 · yì · to scoop up 彼 (literal) → 彼 · bǐ · that 注 (literal) → 注 · zhù · to pour 此 (literal) → 此 · cǐ · this

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense