削足适履 xuēzúshìlǚ force-fit Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 削足适履 (削足適履) xuēzúshìlǚ force-fit To force something to fit a rigid framework (as to a Procrustean bed); an impractical or inelegant solution resulting from cutting the feet to fit the shoes. Frequency Written text 0.118 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
削足适履 (削足適履) xuēzúshìlǚ force-fit To force something to fit a rigid framework (as to a Procrustean bed); an impractical or inelegant solution resulting from cutting the feet to fit the shoes. Frequency Written text 0.118 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)