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削足适履
削足適履
xuēzúshìlǚ
1. to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
2. impractical or inelegant solution

Character Breakdown

削
xuē
to pare, to scrape, to trim
HSK 6 9 丶
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2 7 丶
适
shì
match, comfortable; just
HSK 4 9 丶
履
lǚ
shoes; to walk, to tread
HSK 6 15 丶

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