Xue Zu Shi Lv (Cutting One's Feet to Fit One's Shoes)
Tan Fu Dong Chuang (Sprawled in the East Wing)
Wang Yang Xing Tan (Gazing at the Ocean and Sighing)
Si Hui Fu Ran (Dying Embers May Glow Again) |
The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) book titled Huai Nan Zi contains a story about a foolish man who went out to buy shoes. The shopkeeper handed him a pair that was small. The foolish man, instead of asking for another pair, tried to cut his feet to fit the shoes. When the foolish man went to buy a cap, the first cap he tried was too small, so he tried to cut off his scalp so that the cap would fit. This idiom satirizes those who handle things without considering the actual situation, but rigidly apply unsuitable rules. |
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