拆東牆,補西牆

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Chinese

to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
 
east wall
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 
west wall
trad. (拆東牆,補西牆) 西
simp. (拆东墙,补西墙) 西
Literally: “to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall”.

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拆東牆,補西牆

  1. to rob Peter to pay Paul

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