a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
The Chinese idiom, w ā NR òòò uch é ngchu ā ng in pinyin, means to cut the flesh to cure the sore, but the cut part turns into a new sore; it means to act only on one side, and the result is just opposite to the expectation.
Idiom usage
It is often used in figurative sentences.
Chinese PinYin : wān ròu chéng chuāng
a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
The sky is high and the day is far away. tiān gāo rì yuǎn
distant relatives and next-door neighbors. yuǎn qīn jìn lín
The duck is short and the crane is long. fú duǎn hè cháng
hate to the very marrow of one 's bones. qiè gǔ zhī chóu
Be rich in learning and talented. xué fù cái gāo