xuē zú shì lǚ

Traditional: 削足適履

削足适履 (xuē zú shì lǚ) is a Chinese word meaning “to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution”.

Meanings

  1. 1to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2impractical or inelegant solution

Characters in 削足适履

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