Meaning of 挖肉补疮
挖肉补疮 means to cut one's flesh to patch a boil; a desperate remedy that causes greater loss than the original problem; to rob Peter to pay Paul. Pronounced wān ròu bǔ chuāng.
- to cut one's flesh to patch a boil; a desperate remedy that causes greater loss than the original problem; to rob Peter to pay Paul
Definitions & Examples
Yòng用
jiè借
kuǎn款
lái来
huán还
jiù旧
zhài债
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
wān剜
ròu肉
bǔ补
chuāng疮
。
Using new loans to pay off old debts is no different from cutting flesh to patch a sore.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wān剜
ròu肉
bǔ补
chuāng疮
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
suī虽
rán然
zàn暂
shí时
huǎn缓
jiě解
le了
zī资
jīn金
yā压
lì力
，
què却
gěi给
qǐ企
yè业
mái埋
xià下
le了
gèng更
dà大
de的
yǐn隐
huàn患
。
Although this shortsighted remedy temporarily eased the financial pressure, it planted even greater hidden dangers for the company.
Jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
bù不
néng能
yòng用
wān剜
ròu肉
bǔ补
chuāng疮
de的
bàn办
fǎ法
，
ér而
yào要
cóng从
gēn根
běn本
shang上
zhuó着
shǒu手
。
We cannot use stopgap measures that cause greater harm to solve problems; we must address them fundamentally.