(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom); (fig.) incompatible
trad. 方枘圓鑿
Also written 方枘圓鑿【fāng ruì yuán záo】
Characters in this word
4方
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surname Fang
- Pinyin
- Fāng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 6309 of 2500
枘
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tenon, tool handle, wedge
- Pinyin
- ruì
- Strokes
- 8
圆
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circle, round, circular, spherical, (of the moon) full, unit of Chinese currency (yuan), tactful, to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- Pinyin
- yuán
- Traditional
- 圓
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 8632 of 2500
凿
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(bound form) chisel, to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig, (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable, also pr. [zuo4]
- Pinyin
- záo
- Traditional
- 鑿
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 40058 of 2500