凿圆枘方
záo​yuán​ruì​fāng

a square peg in a round hole

  • created reference approved 凿圆枘方/鑿圓枘方 → 圆凿方枘/圓鑿方枘 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿圆枘方 / 鑿圓枘方 záo​yuán​ruì​fāng

    圆凿方枘 / 圓鑿方枘 yuán​záo​fāng​ruì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 凿圆枘方/鑿圓枘方 · záo​yuán​ruì​fāng · a square peg in a round hole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿圆枘方 / 鑿圓枘方

    záo​yuán​ruì​fāng

    a square peg in a round hole

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

    zuò​yuán​ruì​fāng

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · mortise 圆 (literal) → 圆/圓 · yuán · round 枘 (literal) → 枘 · ruì · tenon 方 (literal) → 方 · fāng · square

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense