Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「削趾適屨」 and its explanation.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「削趾適屨」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
It is a metaphor for making unreasonable compromises or forcing things into something without considering specific conditions. Same as “cutting one’s feet to fit the shoes”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xuē zhǐ shì jù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seuk3 ji2 sik1 geui3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
