| 拆 |
chāi dōng bǔ xī | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul |
| 拆 |
chāi | to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open |
| 东 |
Dōng | surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng | east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 补 |
bǔ | to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement |
| 西 |
Xī | the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī | west |