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拆東補西

chāidōngbǔxī

ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ

Simplified 拆东补西

  1. 1lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2Rob Peter to pay Paul

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