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成语故事：郑人买履A Man from the State of Zheng Buying Shoes

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成语故事：郑人买履A Man from the State of Zheng Buying Shoes

成语故事:郑人买履A Man from the State of Zheng Buying Shoes

郑人买履

zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

A Man from the State of Zheng Buying Shoes

郑人 means a man from the state of Zheng, 买 means " to buy", 履means "shoes" in formal Chinese. This idiom was used to mock those who believe only in dogmas and ignore reality.

Literal meaning: A man from the state of Zheng buying shoes

Explanation: To believe only in dogma and ignore reality

E.g

不相信自己,只相信教条人有很多,他们就像郑人买履一样。

bú xiàng xìn zì jǐ ,zhī xiàng xìn jiāo tiáo de rén yǒu hěn duō ,tā men jiù xiàng zhèng rén mǎi lǚ yī yàng 。

There are still many people who only believe in dogma but themselves, they are just like the man from state of Zheng buying shoes.

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