拆ㄔㄞchāi東ㄉㄨㄥdōng補ㄅㄨˇbǔ西ㄒㄧxī

  1. 比喻臨時勉強湊合應付。宋·陳師道〈次韻蘇公西湖徙魚〉詩三首之三：「小家厚劍四壁立，拆東補西裳作帶。」也作「拆西補東」。

英lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom)​; fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul