created sense approved 刖趾适屦/刖趾適屨 · yuèzhǐshìjù · cut feet to fit shoes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
刖趾适屦 / 刖趾適屨
yuèzhǐshìjù
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
刖 (literal) → 刖 · yuè · to amputate the feet 趾 (literal) → 趾 · zhǐ · foot 适 (literal) → 适/適 · shì · to fit 屦 (literal) → 屦/屨 · jù · sandals; to tread
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