郑人买履

郑人买履鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˇ zeng6 jan4 maai5 lei5

  • lit. the person from Zheng () Zhèng ㄓㄥˋ 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)
  • fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea

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