06．人【亻入】部 person
郑Zheng(State)人person买buy履shoes
This is a story about an ancient Chinese man in the Zheng State. The Zheng man wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He went to a shop and found a pair. He liked their color and style. But just as he was about to purchase the shoes, it realized that he had forgotten to bring the measurement he had taken of his feet. So he hurried to home and got the measurement.
Unfortunately, when he came back to the shop, it had already closed. His friend asked him “Why did you need to go home to get the measurement? Why didn’t you just try the shoes on with your own feet instead of going home?” The Zheng Man answered, “I trust my measure before my feet.”
The idiom 郑人买履ridicules those like the Zheng Man who trust doctrine over reality.
【拼音】zhèng rén mǎi lǚ
【含义】郑人买履，是先秦时代汉族寓言故事。它既是一个成语，又是一个典故，更是一则寓言，说的是郑国人因过于相信“尺度”，造成买不到鞋子的故事。揭示郑人拘泥于教条心理，依赖数据的习惯。常比喻做事死板，不会变通的人。它告诉人们，遇事要实事求是，要会灵活变通，不要死守教条。
【出处】《韩非子·外储说左上》
