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resort to a remedy worse than the ailment; cut off one's flesh to cure a boil; a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty

wān ròu bǔ chuāng

剜 肉 补 疮

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derogresort to a remedy worse than the ailment; cut off one's flesh to cure a boil; a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
- jiǎn zhí shì zài wān ròu bǔ chuāng
  简直是在剜肉补疮。
  This is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul.
synonym
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě饮鸩止渴 wā ròu bǔ chuāng挖肉补疮 wān ròu yī chuāng剜肉医疮

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