方枘圆凿 — Chinese idiom
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
Traditional: 方枘圓鑿
Meaning
- (lit.) like a square peg in a round hole
- (fig.) incompatible
Character by character
- 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag
- 枘ruìa handle for a tool
- 圆yuáncircle; circular, round; complete
- 凿záochisel; to bore, to pierce
Idioms sharing a character
- 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū
- 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
- 千方百计 qiān fāng bǎi jì
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
- 外圆内方 wài yuán nèi fāng
- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng
- 志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng
- 想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
- 方寸大乱 fāng cùn dà luàn
- 方寸已乱 fāng cùn yǐ luàn
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