yǐ lín wéi hè

Traditional: 以鄰為壑

以邻为壑 (yǐ lín wéi hè) is a Chinese word meaning “to use one's neighbor as a drain; to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. 2to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

Characters in 以邻为壑

以yǐ · to use邻lín · neighbor为wéi · as (in the capacity of)壑hè · gully

Related words

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