削足适履 (xuē zú shì lǚ) | Meaning: to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

apply or copy mechanically · copy mechanically in disregard of specific conditions · copy mechanically and apply indiscriminately生搬硬套shēng bān yìng tào

to do with difficulty · to force sb to do sth · reluctant · barely enough勉强miǎn qiǎng

cut the toes to fit the shoes截趾适履jié zhǐ shì lǚ

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

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