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Chinese
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to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
east
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wall
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to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
west
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wall
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| trad. (拆東牆，補西牆)
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拆
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東
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牆
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補
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西
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牆
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| simp. (拆东墙，补西墙)
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拆
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东
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墙
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，
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补
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西
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墙
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| Literally: “to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
拆東牆，補西牆
- to rob Peter to pay Paul
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