jié​zhǐ​shì​jù

to cut the toes to fit the shoes

  1. to cut off
    to cut off; to sever; to slice a length from something
  2. toe
  3. shì verbadjective
    to fit
    to fit; to suit; to be appropriate or suitable
  4. sandals; to tread
    (bound form) straw or hemp sandals common in ancient China; generally used to refer to any footwear in literary contexts; also used in archaic contexts to mean to step or tread