拆東牆補西牆 — chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2 — Chinese Dictionary

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拆

東

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補

西

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拆

東

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補

西

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Definitions6 characters

chai¹ dong¹ qiang² bu³ xi¹ qiang²

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

拆

東

牆

補

西

牆

As word

1

chai¹

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

2

dong¹

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

3

qiang²

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

4

bu³

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

5

xi¹

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul

6

qiang²

lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)/fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul