东挪西凑 — “To scrape together money from various sources”
东挪西凑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scrape together money from various sources”. To borrow here and there to make ends meet.
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东挪西凑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
东挪西凑 Character Breakdown
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为了凑足项目的启动资金，他不得不四处东挪西凑。
To gather enough initial capital for the project, he had to scrape together money from various sources.
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Synonyms of 东挪西凑
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- dōng东chōng冲xī西jué决floodwaters gushing and breaching banks
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- dōng东láo劳xī西yàn燕friends or lovers separating
- dōng东nán南zhī之bǎo宝outstanding talents from the Southeast
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What does 东挪西凑 mean?
东挪西凑 (dōng nuó xī còu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scrape together money from various sources”.
How do you pronounce 东挪西凑?
东挪西凑 is pronounced dōng nuó xī còu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 东挪西凑?
指各处挪借，凑集款项。