削足就履 xuēzújiùlǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes Origin Definitions Defs 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就 jiù verb to accommodate (bound form) To yield to; to suit or fit; to go with.履 lǚ shoe (bound form) shoe; footwear