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东拼西凑

dōng pīn xī còudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces / to combine items from disparate sources
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1cc163fa64372945. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

東拼西湊 东拼西凑 [dong1 pin1 xi1 cou4] /(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources/

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Other forms in these source records: 東拼西湊

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 拼
    pīn

    to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words)

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 凑
    còu

    to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.