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拆东补西 (拆東補西)

chāi dōng bǔ xī

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

拆
=
扌
+
斥
东
=
七
+
小
补
=
衤
+
卜
西
=
兀
+
囗

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