stopgap measure; temporary expedient
A makeshift solution that patches up a problem without addressing the root cause. Often used in political, business, or critical contexts with a negative connotation.
That policy is nothing more than a stopgap measure and will not lead to fundamental reform.
A temporary expedient won't get us through this crisis.
弥縫策 is a literary term for a stopgap patch-up measure, close to the figurative use of 対症療法 for a temporary fix.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kyūjitai form; rarely used in modern writing.
From 弥縫 (びほう, 'patching up') + 策 (さく, 'plan'). 弥縫 originally means to mend or stitch up, metaphorically extended to makeshift solutions.