以鄰為壑

以邻为壑
yǐlínwéihè
  1. to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to benefit oneself at others' expense; beggar-thy-neighbor
  2. to benefit oneself at others' expense; beggar-thy-neighbor

Wiktionary

把困難或災禍推給別人

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=1 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=1 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
2 鄰 lín
  1. neighbor
  2. adjacent
  3. close to
3 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
4 壑 hè
  1. gully
  2. ravine
  3. Taiwan pr. huò