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.
a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
Talking about the good and doing the bad - tán yōu wù liè
modify the heaven and change the sun - yí tiān xǐ rì