a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
The Chinese idiom, w ā NR ò uzu ò Chu ā ng in pinyin, means to gouge out the flesh. It is a metaphor to act on one side only, and the result is contrary to expectation. From chuanxilu.
Idiom explanation
The flesh has become a sore. It is a metaphor to act on one side only, and the result is contrary to expectation.
Analysis of Idioms
Close synonym: gouging out the flesh, gouging out the flesh.
Idiom usage
As object and attribute, it is often used in figurative sentences.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Shouren's biography of the Ming Dynasty (Volume 2): "when you want to sit in meditation, you should search for good names and goods one by one, and then clear them up. Are you afraid to gouge out the flesh?"
a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty
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