截趾适屦 (截趾適屨) jié zhǐ shì jù

jié zhǐ shì jù set phrase cut toes to fit the shoes
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Notes: To not know how to approah a problem in a practical way; similar to 削足适履 (Guoyu '截趾適屨'; Mathews 1931 '截趾適屨', p. 107)