záo​ruì

mortise and tenon

  • created reference approved 凿枘/鑿枘 → 方枘圆凿/方枘圓鑿 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿枘 / 鑿枘 záo​ruì

    方枘圆凿 / 方枘圓鑿 fāng​ruì​yuán​záo

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  • created sense approved 凿枘/鑿枘 · záo​ruì · mortise and tenon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿枘 / 鑿枘

    záo​ruì

    mortise and tenon

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

    zuò​ruì

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · mortise 枘 (literal) → 枘 · ruì · tenon

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  • created sense approved 凿枘/鑿枘 · záo​ruì · incompatible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿枘 / 鑿枘

    záo​ruì

    incompatible

    (literary) Incompatible or at variance; a short form of the idiom [[方枘圆凿|方枘圓鑿|fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]], referring to a square peg in a round hole.

    zuò​ruì

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · mortise 枘 (literal) → 枘 · ruì · tenon

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