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拆东墙补西墙

chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

6-character word Traditional 拆東牆補西牆

What 拆东墙补西墙 means

1. (lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)
2. (fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul

The characters in 拆东墙补西墙

• 拆chāito tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 墙qiángwall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙
• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
• 西xīwest
• 墙qiángwall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙