以邻为壑 yǐ lín wéi hè

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
邻 lín
HSK 3
neighbor; neighborhood
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
壑 hè bed of torrent, narrow ravine