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以鄰為壑 (ji5 leon4 wai6 kok3) — use one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others) in Cantonese

jiˏ₅以leonˎ₄鄰waiˍ₆為kok˗₃壑
简 以邻为壑
Mandarin Pinyin: yi3 lin2 wei2 he4

Meaning of 以鄰為壑

nounuse one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others)

Characters in 以鄰為壑

以ji5
giving cause
鄰leon4
neighbour; neighbourhood; vicinity
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
壑kok3
gully; big pool; ravine

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