| 俗气 | sú qì | tacky / inelegant / in poor taste / vulgar / banal | ![]() |
| 拙 | zhuō | awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] | ![]() |
| 削足适履 | xuē zú shì lu:3 | to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom) / to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution | ![]() |
