Results for: to repair in a rush, urgent repairs
English Chinese
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall; fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙补西墙 [chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2]
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall; fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul拆東牆補西牆 [chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2]
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west; fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东补西 [chai1 dong1 bu3 xi1]
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west; fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul拆東補西 [chai1 dong1 bu3 xi1]
Lit. repair or build bridges and mend roads ─ works of merit修橋補路
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need, a slow remedy does not address the current emergency远水救不了近火 [yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need, a slow remedy does not address the current emergency遠水救不了近火 [yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
machine, opportunity, moving power of, a secret, tricky, cunning, urgent
make an effort to get money to pay a debt, e.g., taking money that was set aside for some less urgent purpose撥款還人
matter as urgent as if the eyebrows had caught fire燃眉之急
mend, repair, fix shoes補鞋
most urgent, post-haste, express十万火急 [shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2]
most urgent, post-haste, express十萬火急 [shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2]
narrow, urgent褊 [bian3]
nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)上山也一天 ,下海也一天 ,慢慢來 ,不用急。
 

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