削足适履

Traditional form:

削足適履

Pinyin (reading):

xuēzúshìlü

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 削 - to pare, to scrape, to trim
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 适 - match, comfortable; just
• 履 - shoes; to walk, to tread

Traditional characters:

• 削 - to pare, to scrape, to trim
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 適 - match, comfortable; just
• 履 - shoes; to walk, to tread