郑人买履
    Pinyin: zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

    Usage: 主谓式;作定语、状语;含贬义

    Explanation: 用来讽刺只信教条,不顾实际的人。

    Source: 《韩非子·外储说左上》

  • Thesaurus:  read item by item from the text, rote, draw a tiger with a cat as a model, copy, (literally) to trim the foot to suit the shoe--to do something very foolishly or in an impractical manner, cut the feet to fit the shoes; act in a procrustean manner, Decapitate Will crown, Death move credenda, mechanically, By mode Drawings, (surname) Marrow Gourd painting, Yuezhishilv
  • Antonym Group:  When in Rome do as the Romans do., Asked the customs entry, When in Rome do as the Romans do., Actually cut into the question, Into the state asked the customs, take such measures as one suitable to local conditions, quote one's words out of context, Shenliqianjie, Exaggeration, Shutter Moving, shutter walk, cut one'scoataccording to one's cloth, when in Rome do as the Romans do