郑人买履(zhèng rén mǎi lǔ:): (lit.) the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes…
4 charactersTrad. 鄭人買履
(lit.) the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhèng rén mǎi lǔ:
- Meaning
- (lit.) the person from Zheng 郑 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)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 鄭人買履
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 郑人买履 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2owner
zhǔ主chí持rén人
HSK 6host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
zhèng郑zhòng重
HSK 7-9serious
yī一jiā家rén人
HSK 7-9the whole family
bù不wéi为rén人zhī知
HSK 7-9not known to anyone
diū丢rén人
HSK 7-9to lose face
zhǔ主rén人gōng公
HSK 7-9hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危
HSK 7-9to take advantage of sb's precarious position
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