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拆东补西

chāi dōng bǔ xīchaidongbuxi

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

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences