draw from one to make good the deficits of another
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì B ǐ zh ù C ǐ, which means pouring the liquid of the vessel into the vessel. It also refers to taking one side to supplement the other. It's from historical figures, the 300 year memorial ceremony of Jiashen.
The origin of Idioms
Guo Moruo's "300 year memorial ceremony of Jiashen, a historical figure" said: "if politics is enlightened, then we can use manpower to fight against the natural disasters."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : yì bǐ zhù cǐ
draw from one to make good the deficits of another
Change the beam and change the column. gǎi liáng huàn zhù
rub one 's hands and stamp one 's foot -- get anxious and impatient. cuō shǒu dùn zú
business with a small capital. xiǎo běn jīng yíng