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削足适履 (削足適履)

xuē zú shì lǚ

Definition

  1. to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. impractical or inelegant solution

Character Decomposition

削
=
肖
+
刂
足
=
口
+
龰
适
=
辶
+
舌
履
=
尸
+
復

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