郑人买履
Traditional: 鄭人買履Dictionary entry
(lit.) the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
What does 郑人买履 mean?
郑人买履 (zhèng rén mǎi lǚ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
2(fig.) disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea
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