挹彼注茲
yì​bǐ​zhù​zī

to take from one to fill another

  • created sense approved 挹彼注兹/挹彼注茲 · yì​bǐ​zhù​zī · to take from one to fill another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挹彼注兹 / 挹彼注茲

    yì​bǐ​zhù​zī

    to take from one to fill another

    To draw from a surplus in one place to make up for a deficit in another.

    挹 (literal) → 挹 · yì · to scoop up 彼 (literal) → 彼 · bǐ · that 注 (literal) → 注 · zhù · to pour 兹 (literal) → 兹/茲 · zī · this

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

    created sense