Meaning of 拆东墙，补西墙
拆东墙，补西墙 means rob Peter to pay Paul; use a stopgap measure. Pronounced chāi dōng qiáng , bǔ xī qiáng.
- rob Peter to pay Paul; use a stopgap measure
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
wèi为
le了
huán还
zhài债
，
zhǐ只
néng能
dào到
chù处
jiè借
qián钱
，
chāi拆
dōng东
qiáng墙
bǔ补
xī西
qiáng墙
。
To pay off his debts, he could only borrow money everywhere, robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
zī资
jīn金
zhōu周
zhuǎn转
bù不
líng灵
，
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
yī一
zhí直
zài在
zuò做
chāi拆
dōng东
qiáng墙
bǔ补
xī西
qiáng墙
de的
shì事
qing情
。
The company's cash flow is tight, and the management has been resorting to stopgap measures.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chāi拆
dōng东
qiáng墙
bǔ补
xī西
qiáng墙
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
bù不
liǎo了
gēn根
běn本
wèn问
tí题
。
This stopgap approach cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Tā他
jiè借
xīn新
zhài债
huán还
jiù旧
zhài债
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
chāi拆
dōng东
qiáng墙
bǔ补
xī西
qiáng墙
。
He borrows new loans to repay old ones, which is purely robbing Peter to pay Paul.