以邻为壑 in English yi3 lin2 wei2 he4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to use one's neighbor as a drain
  • to shift one's problems onto others (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

以 邻 为 壑

Traditional Characters

以 鄰 為 壑

Pinyin

yi3 lin2 wei2 he4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 邻lin2neighbor 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 壑he4gully