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削足适履
xuē zú shì lǚ
What 削足适履 means
- to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
- impractical or inelegant solution
The characters in 削足适履
- 削xuēto pare; to reduce; to remove
- 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
- 适shìto fit; suitable; proper
- 履lǚshoe; to tread on
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