yuán​záo​fāng​ruì

square peg in a round hole

Senses

圜凿方枘/ 圜鑿方枘 yuán​záo​fāng​ruì (also yuán​zuò​fāng​ruì) square peg in a round hole

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

References

same_as 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘 圆凿方枘/圓鑿方枘
same_as 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘 方枘圆凿/方枘圓鑿
same_as 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘 方凿圆枘/方鑿圓枘
variant 方枘圆凿/方枘圓鑿 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘
variant 圆凿方枘/圓鑿方枘 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘