割肉补疮 — “To cut flesh to mend a sore”
割肉补疮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a desperate, short-sighted measure to solve an immediate problem, which ultimately creates a worse situation; a stopgap measure that causes greater harm in the long run”. Literally, “To cut flesh to mend a sore”.
割肉补疮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 割肉补疮 mean?
割肉补疮 (gē ròu bǔ chuāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a desperate, short-sighted measure to solve an immediate problem, which ultimately creates a worse situation; a stopgap measure that causes greater harm in the long run”.
How do you pronounce 割肉补疮?
割肉补疮 is pronounced gē ròu bǔ chuāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 割肉补疮 literally mean?
Literally, 割肉补疮 means “to cut flesh to mend a sore”. It is used to mean “to take a desperate, short-sighted measure to solve an immediate problem, which ultimately creates a worse situation; a stopgap measure that causes greater harm in the long run”.
What is the Chinese definition of 割肉补疮?
比喻不计后果以救燃眉之急。