拆东墙补西墙
Traditional: 拆東牆補西牆Dictionary entry
(lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)
What does 拆东墙补西墙 mean?
拆东墙补西墙 (chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)
2(fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul
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拆东墙补西墙
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