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刖趾适屦
yuè​zhǐ​shì​jù

cut feet to fit shoes

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

刖趾适屦/ 刖趾適屨 yuè​zhǐ​shì​jù cut feet to fit shoes

to cut off the toes to fit the footwear; to use impractical or self-defeating measures to force something to fit a preconceived requirement

References

synonym 削足适履/削足適履 → 刖趾适屦/刖趾適屨
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