拆東牆，補西牆

Chinese
 
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
 east wall
 
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 west wall
trad. (拆東牆，補西牆) 拆 東 牆 ， 補 西 牆
simp. (拆东墙，补西墙) 拆 东 墙 ， 补 西 墙
Literally: “to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chāi dōngqiáng, bǔ xīqiáng
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ , ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: chāi dōngqiáng, bǔ xīqiáng
      • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ , ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: chai dongciáng, bǔ siciáng
      • Wade–Giles: chʻai1 tung1-chʻiang2, pu3 hsi1-chʻiang2
      • Yale: chāi dūng-chyáng-, bǔ syī-chyáng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chai dongchyang, buu shichyang
      • Palladius: чай дунцян, бу сицян (čaj duncjan, bu sicjan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Idiom

拆東牆，補西牆

  1. to rob Peter to pay Paul

Synonyms
  • 拆東牆，補西壁／拆东墙，补西壁
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