削足适履 xuēzúshìlǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 削 xuē to pare (bound form) used in literary or fixed compounds to mean pare or whittle足 zú nounverb foot (bound form) foot; leg; the lower extremity of the leg适 適 shì verbadjective to fit to fit; to suit; to be appropriate or suitable履 lǚ shoe (bound form) shoe; footwear
