wā ròu bǔ chuāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
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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.

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Original source entry:

挖肉補瘡 挖肉补疮 [wa1 rou4 bu3 chuang1] /to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient/

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挖肉补疮
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