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挖肉补疮
挖肉補瘡
wāròubǔchuāng
1. to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

Character Breakdown

挖
wā
to dig, to excavate
HSK 6 9 丶
肉
ròu
meat; flesh
HSK 2 6 丶
补
bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
HSK 5 7 丶
疮
chuāng
boil, tumor; wound, sore
9 丶

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