Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game
A temporary measure or expedient to deal with an immediate problem, not a long-term solution.
权宜暂时适宜，变通；计计划，办法。指为了应付某种情况而暂时采取的办法。
《后汉书·王允传》及在际会，每乏温润之色，杖正持重，不循权宜之计，是以群下不甚附之。”
The company used layoffs as a stopgap measure, but it was only a temporary expedient.