削足適履

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

xiāo = xi + ao1

to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

xuē = xu + e1

to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

jù = ju + Ø4

excessive

zú = zu + Ø2

foot / to be sufficient / ample

shì = sh + Ø4

surname Shi

shì = sh + Ø4

to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue

lǚ = lü + Ø3

shoe / to tread on

削足適履 is not used as a component in another word.

削足適履 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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