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以邻为壑

yǐlínwéihè

to use one's neighbor as a drain

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to use one's neighbor as a drain
- 。
  We cannot shift our troubles onto our neighbors.
貳动verb
to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
- 。
  We cannot shift our problems onto others.

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以邻为壑

Traditional以鄰為壑

yǐlínwéihè

to use one's neighbor as a drain

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to use one's neighbor as a drain
- 。
  We cannot shift our troubles onto our neighbors.
貳动verb
to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
- 。
  We cannot shift our problems onto others.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

以

人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL

A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.

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