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东
墙
补
西
墙
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d
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Definitions
1. lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2. Rob Peter to pay Paul
Components
拆
chāi
–
to tear open
东
Dōng
–
surname Dong
墙
qiáng
–
wall
补
bǔ
–
to repair
西墙
Xī qiáng
–
PN:Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)