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削足適履

xuèzúshìlǚ

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ

Simplified 削足适履

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

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