use impractical means to solve a problem
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji é zh ǐ sh ì J ù, meaning to cut off toes to fit the size of shoes. The metaphor is unreasonable accommodation. It comes from the biography of Xun Shuang in the later Han Dynasty.
The idiom comes from the biography of Xun Shuang in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "if you cut off your toes, you will be foolish."
Chinese PinYin : jié zhǐ shì jù
use impractical means to solve a problem
despair gives courage to a coward. qín kùn fù chē
use one 's position to get even with another person for a private grudge. gōng bào sī chóu
all neglected tasks are being undertaken. bǎi fèi jù xīng
cultured , talented and refined. fēng liú rú yǎ