以邻为壑

Traditional form:

以鄰為壑

Pinyin (reading):

yǐlínwéihè

Definitions:

• to use one's neighbor as a drain
• to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

Characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 邻 - neighbor; neighborhood
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 壑 - gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain

Traditional characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 鄰 - neighbor; neighborhood
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 壑 - gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain