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拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
What 拆东补西 means
- lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- Rob Peter to pay Paul
The characters in 拆东补西
- 拆chāito tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
- 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
- 西xīwest
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