| 东 |
dōng pīn xī còu | (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources |
| 东 |
Dōng | surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng | east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 拼 |
pīn | to piece together; to put together / to pool (resources etc); to share / to risk all; to go all out / to spell (words) |
| 西 |
Xī | the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī | west |
| 凑 |
còu | to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity |