záo​ruì

mortise and tenon

Senses

凿枘/ 鑿枘 záo​ruì (also zuò​ruì) mortise and tenon

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

凿枘/ 鑿枘 záo​ruì (also zuò​ruì) incompatible

(literary) Incompatible or at variance; a short form of the idiom 方枘圆凿 fāng​ruì​yuán​záo, referring to a square peg in a round hole.

References

abbreviation 凿枘/鑿枘 方枘圆凿/方枘圓鑿