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拆
東
牆
補
西
牆
[-
东
墙
补
-
墙
]
Jyutping
caak3 dung1 coeng4 bou2 sai1 coeng4
Pinyin
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul