definite; authentic; irrefutable; undeniable

to cut, dig, or excavate a canal, tunnel, well, or mountain road

A long tool for cutting or carving grooves and holes, with a sharp blade at the front and a handle that is struck by a hammer at the back.

to speak on good grounds; to say something with certainty because there is evidence or proof to back it up

to dig or sink a water well or shaft

the process of drilling or boring into rock, typically used in mining or construction context

(bound form) hatchet and chisel

A machine used to drill holes in rock, typically powered by compressed air; also called a [[风钻|風鑽|feng1 zuan4]]

To dig a hole; to bore; to tunnel through or open up a path via excavation.

definite; certain; verified; reliable

to make far-fetched claims or offer outlandish explanations by connecting unrelated things; to give a forced or strained interpretation

(idiom) to study very hard despite having no resources; based on a story of a poor student who bored a hole in the wall to use the neighbor's light

lit. like a square peg in a round hole; to be mutually incompatible or a poor fit

(literary) describes something that is confirmed to be true or supported by clear proof

(idiom) well established and irrefutable; absolutely reliable and impossible to change

a round socket and a square tenon do not fit together; used to describe people or things that are incompatible or at odds with one another

incompatible; ill-fitting; like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole

to bore a hole in the wall to make use of a neighbor's light; used to describe a student from a poor background who studies with great determination

(machinery) caulking or fullering used to seal joints in metalwork or masonry

to bore through or cut open with a tool

(literary) Mortise and tenon; used to describe two things that fit together perfectly or are compatible.

(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible

(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible

to deliberately sink a ship by cutting holes in its hull

to open orifices in a primordial state of nature, typically referring to the Zhuangzi parable where the death of the personification of chaos occurs after sensory organs are carved into him

To dig an aperture or hole; specifically to tunnel through a mountain or cut a path to open up communication with a previously isolated area.

(literary) to bore holes or open orifices in the body. It refers to a story in the Zhuangzi where the Emperors of the South and North Sea tried to bore seven holes into the faceless Emperor of the Center, causing his death; thus it metaphorically describes acts that violate nature and destroy innate simplicity.

an ancient vessel used for drinking wine

A round socket and a square tenon do not fit together; describes people or things that are incompatible or ill-suited to each other.

naive and pure like a blank sheet; having a natural disposition that has not yet been shaped or hardened by the world

to make a far-fetched or forced connection where one does not naturally exist; to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

literal marks or scars left on a surface by tools such as axes and chisels

to be incompatible or a poor fit; refers to a square peg and a round hole that do not match

(literary) incompatible or at variance; like a square peg in a round hole; often used as an abbreviation for [[方枘圆凿|方枘圓鑿|fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]]

well grounded and attested; used to describe speech or writing that is clear and supported by evidence

A tool made of steel with a sharp blade at one end used for carving or cutting into hard materials.

to carve or chisel an image or shape with tools; to sculpt