削足適履
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See also: 削足适履
Chinese[edit]
to reduce; to pare (away); to cut (down) to reduce; to pare (away); to cut (down); to scrape |
foot; to be sufficient | to fit; to suit | shoe; to tread on | ||
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trad. (削足適履) | 削 | 足 | 適 | 履 | |
simp. (削足适履) | 削 | 足 | 适 | 履 | |
Literally: “slice off one's foot so that it will fit inside a shoe”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
削足適履
- to force an impractical solution to a problem