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拆東牆補西牆

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient / rob Peter to pay Paul
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom) / fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul

Characters and words in 拆東牆補西牆

chāi = ch + ai1
to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open
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dōng = du + (e)ng1
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
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qiáng = qi + ang2
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= bu + Ø3
to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
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西
= xi + Ø1
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
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Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)
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