拆东墙补西墙chāi dōng qiáng,bǔ xī qiángtear down the east wall to repair the west wall—resort to a makeshift solution; keep up sth in one place at the expense of others; rob Peter to pay Paul ❍ 你总是~,那可不行啊! It won't do if you always resort to makeshift solutions like tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul;resort to a makeshift solution |