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拆东墙补西墙
chāi​dōng​qiáng​bǔ​xī​qiáng

to rob Peter to pay Paul

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
拆东墙补西墙 拆東牆補西牆 chāi​dōng​qiáng​bǔ​xī​qiáng
to rob Peter to pay Paul
to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall; to resort to a makeshift solution that creates a new problem while solving an old one

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