以邻为壑

Traditional: 以鄰為壑

yǐ lín wéi hè

Dictionary entry

to use one's neighbor as a drain

What does 以邻为壑 mean?

以邻为壑 (yǐ lín wéi hè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to use one's neighbor as a drain

2to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

Character breakdown

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]邻línneighbor · adjacent 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 壑hègully · ravine

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以邻为壑

yǐ lín wéi hè

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