刖足适屦 — “Cut off one's feet to fit the shoes”
刖足适屦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make unreasonable or even harmful adjustments to fundamental elements to fit superficial or unsuitable conditions, akin to cutting off one's feet to fit a small pair of shoes; implies rigidly adhering to a standard without considering practical circumstances or common sense, leading to detrimental outcomes”. Literally, “cut off one's feet to fit the shoes”.
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What does 刖足适屦 mean?
刖足适屦 (yuè zú shì jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make unreasonable or even harmful adjustments to fundamental elements to fit superficial or unsuitable conditions, akin to cutting off one's feet to fit a small pair of shoes; implies rigidly adhering to a standard without considering practical circumstances or common sense, leading to detrimental outcomes”.
How do you pronounce 刖足适屦?
刖足适屦 is pronounced yuè zú shì jù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刖足适屦 literally mean?
Literally, 刖足适屦 means “cut off one's feet to fit the shoes”. It is used to mean “to make unreasonable or even harmful adjustments to fundamental elements to fit superficial or unsuitable conditions, akin to cutting off one's feet to fit a small pair of shoes; implies rigidly adhering to a standard without considering practical circumstances or common sense, leading to detrimental outcomes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刖足适屦?
刖：截断；屦：鞋。鞋小脚大，就把脚削去一块来凑和鞋的大小。比喻不合理的牵就凑合或不顾具体条件，生搬硬套