waat3 juk6 bou2 cong1挖肉補瘡挖肉补疮
Jyutpingwaat3 juk6 bou2 cong1
Yalewat yukh bóu chōng
Definition
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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