刖足适屦
yuè​zú​shì​jù

to cut the feet to fit the shoes

  • created sense approved 刖足适屦/刖足適屨 · yuè​zú​shì​jù · to cut the feet to fit the shoes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刖足适屦 / 刖足適屨

    yuè​zú​shì​jù

    to cut the feet to fit the shoes

    to use unrealistic or forced measures to solve a problem; to cramp one's needs to fit a rigid requirement

    刖 (literal) → 刖 · yuè · to amputate the feet 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot 适 (literal) → 适/適 · shì · to fit 屦 (literal) → 屦/屨 · jù · sandals; to tread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense