削足適履

削足適履

See also: 削足适履

Chinese

		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
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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuēzúshìlǚ, xuèzúshìlǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ, ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuēzúshìlǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuetzwushyhleu
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕɥ̯œ⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuèzúshìlǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehtzwushyhleu
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

削足適履

1. to force an impractical solution to a problem