idiom > Chaidongbuxi
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Chaidongbuxi
  Explanation: Split down the east wall to repair the west wall. Analogy to the emergency at the expense of the cover that.
  Usage: -Linked; as the predicate attribute; containing derogatory
  Source: Song Chen Shi Tao "Rhyming Su Gong Lake fish migration": "small house four stand like a wall thickness of convergence, the dissolution of East meeting West, as with skirts."
Removed here to go up there
  Removed here to make up there. Analogy temporary barely cope. Song Chen Shih Road, "second-Yun Su Public Lake resettlement fish" three: "Little House thick grabbing four stand like a wall, demolition of East meeting West Couture for him." Ming Jang, "a reply to the Governor": "If but demolished East meeting West, fees increasing and None have been, weak and the MO compound support troops, who will all handle that fear of servants and gentlemen are not escape the blame too. "
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  词 目 拆东补西
  发 音 chāi dōng bǔ xī
  释 义 拆倒东边的墙,以修补西边的墙。比喻为了应急而牺牲这个弥补那个。
  出 处 唐·寒山《诗》:“虽乃得如斯,有为多患累,与道殊悬运,拆西补东尔。” 宋·陈师道《次韵苏公西湖徙鱼》:“小家厚敛四壁立,拆东补西裳作带。”
  示 例 但若~,费日增而无已,兵复弱而莫支,将来必有以为口实者。 ★明·张居正《答刘总督》
  用 法 作谓语、定语;指勉强应付
Thesaurus
rob Peter to pay Paul, rob ,Peter to ,pay `Paul pay one debt, etc with money borrowed from somewhere else, thus creating another debt