郑 人 买 履

zhèngrénmǎilǚ

lit. the person from Zheng 郑 (Zhèng) 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

Traditional 鄭人買履

Meaning

zhèngrénmǎilǚzheng4 ren2 mai3 lu:3

lit. the person from Zheng 郑 Zhèng 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