See 拆東牆，補西牆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall",
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"to rob Peter to pay Paul"
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"id": "en-拆東牆，補西牆-zh-phrase-9UZCtc6J",
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"rob Peter to pay Paul",
"rob Peter to pay Paul"
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"word": "拆東牆，補西壁／拆东墙，补西壁"
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{
"word": "拆東牆，補西壁"
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{
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"zh-pron": "chāi dōngqiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bǔ xīqiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chāi dōngqiáng"
},
{
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{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "chai dongciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bǔ siciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻai¹ tung¹-chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "pu³ hsi¹-chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chāi dūng-chyáng-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bǔ syī-chyáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chai dongchyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "buu shichyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чай дунцян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бу сицян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čaj duncjan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "bu sicjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "拆東牆，補西牆"
}
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"literal_meaning": "to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall",
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"zh-pron": "chāi dōngqiáng"
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],
"zh-pron": "bǔ xīqiáng"
},
{
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
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},
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "chāi dōngqiáng"
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],
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},
{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chai dongciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bǔ siciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻai¹ tung¹-chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "pu³ hsi¹-chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chāi dūng-chyáng-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bǔ syī-chyáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chai dongchyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "buu shichyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чай дунцян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бу сицян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čaj duncjan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "bu sicjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "拆東牆，補西壁／拆东墙，补西壁"
},
{
"word": "拆東牆，補西壁"
},
{
"word": "拆东墙，补西壁"
}
],
"word": "拆東牆，補西牆"
}
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