Meaning of 剜肉医疮
剜肉医疮 means to resort to a harmful solution to address an immediate crisis; a makeshift remedy that exacerbates the overall situation; to rob Peter to pay Paul. Pronounced wān ròu yī chuāng.
- to resort to a harmful solution to address an immediate crisis; a makeshift remedy that exacerbates the overall situation; to rob Peter to pay Paul
Definitions & Examples
Yòng用
jiè借
kuǎn款
lái来
huán还
zhài债
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
wān剜
ròu肉
yī医
chuāng疮
。
Using loans to pay off debts is no different from robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wān剜
ròu肉
yī医
chuāng疮
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
zhǐ只
huì会
shǐ使
gōng公
sī司
de的
cái财
wù务
zhuàng状
kuàng况
gèng更
jiā加
è恶
huà化
。
This kind of makeshift solution will only worsen the company's financial situation further.
Wèi为
le了
yìng应
fù付
běn本
yuè月
de的
kāi开
zhī支
ér而
tòu透
zhī支
xìn信
yòng用
kǎ卡
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
wān剜
ròu肉
yī医
chuāng疮
。
Overdrawing your credit card to cover this month's expenses is simply a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Bié别
wā挖
ròu肉
bǔ补
chuāng疮
le了
，
hái还
shì是
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
zēng增
jiā加
shōu收
rù入
ba吧
。
Stop using stopgap measures that cause more harm; think of ways to increase revenue instead.