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拆
東
補
西
[-
东
补
-]
Jyutping
caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1
Pinyin
chāi dōng bǔ xī
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
Rob Peter to pay Paul