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makeshift, stopgap / (proscribed) cowardly

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姑息

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Source Word

姑息

Hiragana
こそく
Adjective
proscribed
Japanese Meaning
一時的にその場を取り繕うだけで、根本的な解決にならないやり方・手段・考え方 / 正々堂々としておらず、卑怯であるさま(※本来の医学用語由来の意味とは異なる俗用)
Easy Japanese Meaning
その場だけをとりつくろうようすで、しょうらいのことをよく考えていないさま
Chinese (Simplified)
权宜的;临时应付的 / 怯懦的(误用)
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His makeshift solution was only delaying the problem, not solving it.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他那种权宜之计并没有解决问题,只是把问题拖延了而已。

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makeshift, stopgap

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(proscribed) cowardly

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