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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 拆東牆補西牆 [ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄤˊ; chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2]
 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
 Rob Peter to pay Paul