Chinese Word: 李代桃僵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb

1		fǒu zé 否则， jiū zhàn què cháo 鸠占鹊巢， lǐ dài táo jiāng 李代桃僵， nà 那 wū nèi 屋内 bì 必 shì 是 jī fēi gǒu tiào 鸡飞狗跳， bù dé 不得 ān níng 安宁。 Otherwise, Yukio Hatoyama of magpie nests and tried, it is known the house will not tranquil.
2		běn gāi 本该 yóu 由 cái zhèng 财政 fù dān 负担 de 的 shè huì 社会 bǎo zhàng 保障 shǐ mìng 使命 yóu 由 guó yǒu 国有 yín háng 银行 lǐ dài táo jiāng 李代桃僵， zé 则 shì yīn wèi 是因为 guó jiā 国家 de 的 cái zhèng 财政 néng lì 能力 bù zú 不足 suǒ zhì 所致。 After 1979, it is for the burden of social welfare on the SOEs, as a result of the finance in short of fund, to maintain the old regulations on interest.

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