东挪西借 — “To borrow money from various sources”
东挪西借 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to borrow money from various sources”. Often indicating financial difficulty or the act of patching up one's finances by constantly shifting funds. Literally, “Shift funds from east, borrow from west”.
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东挪西借 Pronunciation and Pinyin
东挪西借 Character Breakdown
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为了筹集学费，她不得不东挪西借，最终才凑够了钱。
To raise tuition fees, she had to borrow from various sources, and finally managed to gather enough money.
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- dōng东chōng冲xī西jué决floodwaters gushing and breaching banks
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- dōng东nán南zhī之bǎo宝outstanding talents from the Southeast
- dōng东nán南zhī之xiù秀Outstanding talents from the Southeast
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What does 东挪西借 mean?
东挪西借 (dōng nuó xī jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to borrow money from various sources”.
How do you pronounce 东挪西借?
东挪西借 is pronounced dōng nuó xī jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 东挪西借 literally mean?
Literally, 东挪西借 means “Shift funds from east, borrow from west”. It is used to mean “to borrow money from various sources”.
What is the Chinese definition of 东挪西借?
指到处挪借款项。