make up deficiency by funds elsewhere
In Chinese, Pinyin is y í D ō ngji ù x ī, which means to move one another. It means to deal with things for a while, not for a long time. It comes from the book on Pei Yanling's traitors written by Lu Zhi of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Lu Zhi's book on Pei Yanling's traitors and beetles in Tang Dynasty: "if you move the east to the west, it will be the continuation of the lesson. If we choose this to suit that, then we can call it "redundancy."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: moving the east to make up the West
Idiom usage
To deal with temporarily
Idiom explanation
Move each other. The metaphor is to deal with things temporarily, not for a long time.
make up deficiency by funds elsewhere
the purple air comes from the east -- a propitious omen - zǐ qì dōng lái
sweep through the length and breadth of the territory - zòng héng chí chěng
both brothers are proficient in knowledge and noted reputation - jīn yǒu yù kūn
drift from one place to another - sì hǎi piāo líng