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

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