Chinese–English
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī · chai dong bu xi
Traditional 拆東補西
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- Rob Peter to pay Paul
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